S.Amdt. 2217
What it does: Adds Sec. 222. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to-- after section 221
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 3010
Adds Sec. 222. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to-- after section 221
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. 222. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to--
Inserted: (1) examine--
Inserted: (A) the cost savings that have occurred in States that currently have programs in place for the recycling or reusing of medications that have been dispensed to, but not used by, an inpatient of a long-term care facility; and
Inserted: (B) the potential for the expansion of such programs to other States;
Inserted: (2) identify measures that could be put in place to maximize cost savings under the programs described in paragraph (1);
Inserted: (3) identify--
Inserted: (A) the potential safety concerns raised by such programs; and
Inserted: (B) the rate of medication error and adverse events under such programs; and
Inserted: (4) identify--
Inserted: (A) safety procedures currently used under such programs;
Inserted: (B) additional safety procedures that could be put in place to eliminate the safety concerns identified under paragraph (3); and
Inserted: (C) the infrastructure or resources necessary to implement such additional safety procedures.
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Inserted: (b) Not later than the date that is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.
Original wording
After section 221, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 2217. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Corzine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 221, insert the following:
Sec. 222. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to--
(1) examine--
(A) the cost savings that have occurred in States that currently have programs in place for the recycling or reusing of medications that have been dispensed to, but not used by, an inpatient of a long-term care facility; and
(B) the potential for the expansion of such programs to other States;
(2) identify measures that could be put in place to maximize cost savings under the programs described in paragraph (1);
(3) identify--
(A) the potential safety concerns raised by such programs; and
(B) the rate of medication error and adverse events under such programs; and
(4) identify--
(A) safety procedures currently used under such programs;
(B) additional safety procedures that could be put in place to eliminate the safety concerns identified under paragraph (3); and
(C) the infrastructure or resources necessary to implement such additional safety procedures.
(b) Not later than the date that is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 25, 2005