S. 1066 · 114th Congress
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
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Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a part D drug any devices approved for home use by the Food and Drug Administration for the safe and effective containment, removal, decontamination, and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 23, 2015
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a part D drug any devices approved for home use by the Food and Drug Administration for the safe and effective containment, removal, decontamination, and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destructive device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
Latest action (Apr 23, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 23, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.