[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1909 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1909

    To amend title XVIII 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2007

  Mr. Isakson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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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 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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