US SB1312 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009 - 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 (FDA) 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.
Title
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2976 (Same As) 2009-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Solid waste and recycling
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1312/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1312/BILLS-111s1312is.pdf |
