HR 2841
109th Congress
House
Health
Environmental Protection
Hazardous wastes
Insulin
Medical supplies
Medicare
Social Welfare
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2005
Introduced: June 9, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 9, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 9, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of home needle destruction devices and disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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