HR 1727 · 114th Congress · Health
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-04-14)
Plain Language Summary
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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.…
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