H.R. 1727 · 114th Congress
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Whitfield
- Introduced
- 2015-03-26
- Latest action
- 2015-04-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
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.