{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "id": "ptce/federal/emergency-oral-c2",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "domain": "Federal Requirements",
  "title": "Emergency oral Schedule II authorization",
  "claim": "In a defined emergency, a pharmacist may dispense a Schedule II controlled substance on oral authorization of a registered practitioner under 21 CFR 1306.11(d): quantity limited to the emergency period; Rx immediately reduced to writing (minus signature); identity verified if the practitioner is unknown; and within 7 days the practitioner must deliver a written “Authorization for Emergency Dispensing” Rx (mail must be postmarked within 7 days). Pharmacist must notify DEA if the covering Rx is not delivered.",
  "plain": "Emergency oral C-II is allowed only for the emergency amount, reduced to writing at once, with a covering written Rx due within 7 days — notify DEA if it never arrives.",
  "confidence": 0.98,
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "21 CFR 1306.11",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1306/section-1306.11",
      "pin": "1306.11(d)",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-08",
      "quote": "In the case of an emergency situation, as defined by the Secretary in § 290.10 of this title, a pharmacist may dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule II upon receiving oral authorization of a prescribing individual practitioner, provided that: (1) The quantity prescribed and dispensed is limited to the amount adequate to treat the patient during the emergency period ..."
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-09-08",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "html": "/factors/ptce/federal/emergency-oral-c2",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/federal/emergency-oral-c2.json"
}