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Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007

Introduced: July 31, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Aug 8, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2007
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.
Jul 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007 - 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 removal, decontamination, and disposal of needles and the disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program as medically appropriate based on volume of usage.

What's happening now August 8, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1909 Identical bill Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 22, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3251: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3251/
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"H.R. 3251: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3251/.
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H.R. 3251, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3251/.
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