{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "domain": "Federal Requirements",
  "confidence": 0.98,
  "updated_at": "2026-09-07",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "id": "ptce/federal/dea-106",
  "title": "Theft / significant loss \u2014 DEA Form 106",
  "claim": "A DEA registrant must notify the local DEA Field Division Office in writing of a theft or significant loss of controlled substances within one business day of discovery, and must file a complete DEA Form 106 through DEA\u2019s secure network application within 45 days after discovery.",
  "plain": "Registrant duty (the pharmacy), not \u201cany employee files Form 106.\u201d One business day written notice + Form 106 within 45 days. \u201cSignificant\u201d uses the factors in 1301.76(b).",
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "21 CFR 1301.76",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1301/section-1301.76",
      "pin": "1301.76(b)",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
      "quote": "The registrant shall notify the Field Division Office of the Administration in his area, in writing, of the theft or significant loss of any controlled substances within one business day of discovery of such loss or theft. The registrant must also file a complete and accurate DEA Form 106 with the Administration through DEA's Diversion Control Division secure network application within 45 days after discovery of the theft or loss."
    }
  ],
  "html": "/factors/ptce/federal/dea-106",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/federal/dea-106.json"
}