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H.R.1727 - Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015114th Congress (2015-2016)

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Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] (Introduced 03/26/2015)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 04/14/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (03/26/2015)

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.