1066 -- Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015 | Poliscope

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015

1066

114th Congress

Health

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

April 23, 2015

Latest Action

April 23, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Johnny IsaksonRepublican(GA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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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.