Telemedicine Prescribing Window for Controlled Substances
Which federal rule covers a controlled-substance prescription issued by telemedicine.
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Example
- Date of the prescription
- 2026-10-12
- In-person evaluation by the prescriber
- The prescriber has not evaluated the patient in person
- Schedule
- Schedule III, IV or V
- Purpose
- Opioid use disorder, with a product FDA-approved for it…
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Not a Department of Veterans Affairs prescriber
- State drug-monitoring database
- The state drug-monitoring database was reviewed
- Date of the first telemedicine prescription to this patient
- 2026-06-15
Result: Covered on October 12, 2026 by 21 CFR 1306.51 and 21 CFR 1307.41.
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What you enter
- Date of the prescription (YYYY-MM-DD)
- In-person evaluation by the prescriber
- Schedule
- Purpose
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- State drug-monitoring database
- Date of the first telemedicine prescription to this patient (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
Citation
21 CFR 1306.51: telemedicine prescribing of Schedule III to V medications for opioid use disorder, six calendar months from the first prescription. 21 CFR 1306.52: Department of Veterans Affairs practitioners. 21 CFR 1307.41: temporary rule for Schedule II to V, in effect through December 31, 2026. Read the sources: 21 CFR 1306.51 ↗, 21 CFR 1306.52 ↗, 21 CFR 1307.41 ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.