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HR 2976 111th Congress House Health Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Medicare Prescription drugs Solid waste and recycling

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009

Introduced: June 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 19, 2009
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 19, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009 - 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.

What's happening now June 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1312 Identical bill Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2976: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2976/
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"H.R. 2976: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2976/.
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H.R. 2976, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2976/.
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