21 CFR § 1305.15 - Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222.

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title: "21 CFR § 1305.15 - Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1305.15"
section_name: "Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1305"
part_name: "ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
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regulatory_source: "70 FR 16911, Apr. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1305.15 Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222.

(a) A DEA Form 222 must not be filled if either of the following apply:

(1) The order is not complete, legible, or properly prepared, executed, or endorsed.

(2) The order shows any alteration, erasure, or change of any description.

(b) If a DEA Form 222 cannot be filled for any reason under this section, the supplier must return the original DEA Form 222 to the purchaser with a statement as to the reason (*e.g.,* illegible or altered).

(c) A supplier may for any reason refuse to accept any order and if a supplier refuses to accept the order, a statement that the order is not accepted is sufficient for purposes of this paragraph.

(d) When a purchaser receives an unaccepted order, the original DEA Form 222 and the statement must be retained in the files of the purchaser in accordance with § 1305.17. A defective DEA Form 222 may not be corrected; it must be replaced by a new DEA Form 222 for the order to be filled.

[70 FR 16911, Apr. 1, 2005, as amended at 84 FR 51375, Sept. 30, 2019]