21 Code For Federal Regulation Parts 1305, 1311 Page 2

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy
Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C.
20537, Telephone (202) 307-7297.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DEA’s Legal Authority for these Regulations
DEA enforces the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as amended.
DEA regulations implementing this statute are published in Title 21 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Part 1300 to 1399. These regulations are designed to establish a framework
for the legal distribution of controlled substances to deter their diversion to illegal purposes and
to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of these drugs for legitimate medical purposes.
Requirements for Distributing Schedule I and II Controlled Substances
The CSA prohibits distribution of Schedule I and II controlled substances except in
response to a written order from the purchaser on a form DEA issues (21 U.S.C. 828(a)). DEA
issues Form 222 to registrants for this purpose, preprinting on each form the registrant’s name,
registered location, DEA registration number, schedules, and business activity. DEA serially
numbers the forms and requires registrants to maintain and account for all forms issued.
Executed and unexecuted Forms 222 must be available for DEA inspection. The CSA requires
that executed Forms 222 be maintained for two years (21 U.S.C. 828(c)).
When ordering a Schedule I or II substance, the purchaser must provide two copies of the
Form 222 to the supplier and retain one copy. Upon filling the order, the supplier must annotate
both copies of the form with details of the controlled substances distributed, retain one copy as
the official record of the distribution, and send the second copy of the annotated Form 222 to
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