To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study to assess the potential for expanding the safe and effective use of reprocessed single-use devices, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• This bill asks the government to study if medical tools labeled for one-time use can be safely cleaned and used again.
• The FDA would check which tools are safe for patients and how to prevent germs from spreading if they are reused.
• The study will look at how much money hospitals could save and how much less medical waste would go to landfills.
• Experts will also look at the legal issues and who is responsible if a reused tool fails or causes harm to a patient.
• A final report is due to Congress in one year with a list of tools that are ready to be reused and rules for how to do it safely.

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