US Congress Senate Bill 672 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2013 - 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.

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2013

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB2977 (Same As) 2013-08-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/672/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s672/BILLS-113s672is.pdf