[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3251 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3251

To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, 
 as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of home needle 
   removal, decontamination and disposal devices and the disposal of 
needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program under 
                    part D of the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2007

 Mr. Ferguson 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 XVII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, 
 as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of home needle 
   removal, decontamination and disposal devices and the disposal of 
needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail 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 2007''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF HOME NEEDLE REMOVAL, DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL 
              DEVICES AND DISPOSAL OF NEEDLES AND SYRINGES THROUGH A 
              SHARPS-BY-MAIL 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 removal, decontamination and disposal of needles and the 
disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar 
program as medically appropriate based on volume of usage''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2008.
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