Federal Safe Syringe and Needle Promotion Act of 1991
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 18, 1991)
Federal Safe Syringe and Needle Promotion Act of 1991 - Mandates guidelines for requiring health care providers to use only nonreusable or self-destructing syringes and nonreusable or retracting needles except where medically necessary.
Prohibits funds made available by the Federal Government from being used to obtain or use, unless medically necessary, any syringes or needles other than such syringes and needles.
Mandates a study and report to the Congress on the effects of requiring health care providers to use only such syringes and needles on the costs of needles and syringes and on the access of individuals and entities, including health care providers in developing nations and diabetics, to reasonably priced needles and syringes.
What just happenedAug 27, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Aug 27, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jul 18, 1991IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 18, 1991IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 1991IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House