21 CFR § 1311.01 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1311.01"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1311.01 - Scope."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1311.01"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1311"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC ORDERS AND PRESCRIPTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 828, 829, 871(b), 958(e), 965, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 16915, Apr. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1311"
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# 1311.01 Scope.

This part sets forth the rules governing the creation, transmission, and storage of electronic orders and prescriptions.

[75 FR 16310, Mar. 31, 2010]