S.725: Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced April 5, 2011
  • Latest Major Action April 5, 2011

Bill Summary

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,...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 5, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

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