Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1066
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2015-04-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies

Home and outpatient care

Medicare

Prescription drugs

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1066 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2015 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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 January 1, 2016.