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S 725 112th Congress Senate

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharp container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare program.

Introduced: April 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careMedicarePrescription drugsSolid waste and recycling
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Apr 5, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 5, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 5, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3150 Identical bill Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 725: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-725/
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"S. 725: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-725/.
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S. 725, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-725/.
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