United States · Bill · S
S. 1312 (111th)
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009
Introduced
19 June 2009
Last action
19 June 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009 - 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.
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Timeline
19 June 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 June 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1312
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1312
- us · 111-s-1312 · source updated 5 December 2025