part_subject: "ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
subpart_code: "C"
subpart_subject: "Electronic Orders"
section_number: "1305.21"
section_subject: "Requirements for electronic orders."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 1305.21"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Part 1300 to End"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)To be valid, the purchaser must sign an electronic order for a Schedule I or II controlled substance with a digital signature issued to the purchaser, or the purchaser's agent, by DEA as provided in part 1311 of this chapter.
(b)The following data fields must be included on an electronic order for Schedule I and II controlled substances:
(1)A unique number the purchaser assigns to track the order. The number must be in the following 9-character format: the last two digits of the year, X, and six characters as selected by the purchaser.
(7)The name (including strength where appropriate) of the controlled substance product or the National Drug Code (NDC) number (the NDC number may be completed by either the purchaser or the supplier).