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S 1066 114th Congress Senate Health Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Medicare Prescription drugs Solid waste and recycling

Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015

Introduced: April 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 23, 2015
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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.

What's happening now April 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1727 Related bill Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1066: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1066/
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"S. 1066: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1066/.
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S. 1066, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1066/.
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