Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1727
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2015-03-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies

Home and outpatient care

Medicare

Prescription drugs

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015</b></p> <p> 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.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1727 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Mr. Whitfield (for himself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 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 sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015 . 2. Coverage 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 Medicare part D (a) In general Section 1860D–2(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(e)(1)(B) ) is amended by inserting after regulations of the Secretary the following: and including 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/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.