United States · Bill · S
S. 725 (112th)
Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2011
Introduced
5 April 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
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, decontamination/destructive device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 April 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 April 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 April 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/725
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/725