Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011 - 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 (FDA) 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.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3150 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3150
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 11, 2011
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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Safe Needle Disposal
Coverage Act of 2011''.
SEC. 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, 2012.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred for a period ending not later than October 17, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Health, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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