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My understanding is that a prescription for oxygen is only required when
its purpose is for a medical need, and none is required for recreational
use.  I think that the only restriction is that scuba tanks must be filled
at sites that are authorized by the FDA (e.g. permit holders).  So diving
on nitrox would be classified as recreational and would therefore not
require a prescription.  The problem that may arise is when oxygen is given
as emergency treatment of DCS as I would have thought that this would
probably be then classed as 'a medical need'.

Sue

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