42 CFR § 10.1 - Purpose.

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title: "42 CFR § 10.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "10.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "10"
part_name: "340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 340B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b) (PHSA), as amended."
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# 10.1 Purpose.

This part implements section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) “Limitation on Prices of Drugs Purchased by Covered Entities.”