{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-290.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 290.10","heading":"Definition of emergency situation.","body":"For the purposes of authorizing an oral prescription of a controlled substance listed in schedule II of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the term emergency situation means those situations in which the prescribing practitioner determines:\n(a) That immediate administration of the controlled substance is necessary, for proper treatment of the intended ultimate user; and\n(b) That no appropriate alternative treatment is available, including administration of a drug which is not a controlled substance under schedule II of the Act, and\n(c) That it is not reasonably possible for the prescribing practitioner to provide a written prescription to be presented to the person dispensing the substance, prior to the dispensing.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—DRUGS: GENERAL","PART 290—CONTROLLED DRUGS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"9653acf6382a9a94df06e3562309690eee67d4d31abc30ab1fe9a3befe66305c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-290.6","next":"us/21-cfr-299.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}