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HR 1727 114th Congress House

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015

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

Official title: 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 sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare program.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careMedicarePrescription drugsSolid waste and recycling
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Apr 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2015
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.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1066 Related bill Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1727: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1727/
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"H.R. 1727: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1727/.
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H.R. 1727, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1727/.
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