S. 3468 · 116th Congress
Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020
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This bill requires manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of potential disruptions to the supply of essential medical devices.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 12, 2020
Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020
This bill requires manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of potential disruptions to the supply of essential medical devices. Specifically, a manufacturer of an essential medical device must notify the FDA of a permanent discontinuance or temporary interruption that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of the device in the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020
Latest action (Mar 12, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 12, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.