,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjah,mrs4 ,ernst introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to require   
,medicare ,advantage plans offered under
 part ,c of the ,medicare program and   
prescription drug plans offered under   
part ,d of such program to provide      
information relating to the safe        
disposal of prescription drugs that are 
controlled substances to certain        
individuals enrolled under such plans4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,education for ,disposal of     
,unused ,opioids ,act of #bjah or the   
,,edu ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,requiring    
,medicare ,advantage plans and          
prescription drug plans to provide      
information on the safe disposal of     
prescription drugs  7a7 ,medicare       
,advantage ,section #aheb of the ,social

 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciew-#bb7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7n7  
,provision of information relating to   
the safe disposal of certain            
prescription drugs  7#a7 ,in general ,in
 the case of an individual enrolled     
under an ,,ma or ,,ma-,,pd plan who is  
furnished an in-home health risk        
assessment on or after ,january #a1     
#bjba1 such plan shall ensure that such 
assessment includes information on the  
safe disposal of prescription drugs that
 are controlled substances that meets   
the criteria established under paragraph
 7#b74 ,such information shall include  
information on drug takeback programs   
that meet such requirements determined  
appropriate by the ,secretary and       
information on in-home disposal4  7#b7  
,criteria ,the ,secretary shall1 through
 rulemaking1 establish criteria the     
,secretary determines appropriate with  
respect to information provided to an   
individual to ensure that such          

information sufficiently educates such  
individual on the safe disposal of      
prescription drugs that are controlled  
substances4  4  7b7 ,prescription drug  
plans ,section #ahfj;,d-#d7;c77#b77;,b7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ajd7;c77#b77;,b77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking may include  
elements that promote2  7#b7 by         
redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 
as subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iii7 and  
adjusting the margins accordingly2  7#c7
 by inserting before subclause 7,i71 as 
so redesignated1 the following new      
clause3  7i7 may include elements that  
promote--  2  7#d7 in subclause 7,,iii71
 as so redesignated1 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following new clause3  7ii7 with respect
 to plan years beginning on or after    
,january #a1 #bjba1 shall provide for-- 
7,i7 the provision of information to the
 enrollee on the safe disposal of       
prescription drugs that are controlled  

substances that meets the criteria      
established under section #aheb7n77#b71 
including information on drug takeback  
programs that meet such requirements    
determined appropriate by the ,secretary
 and information on in-home disposal2   
and  7,,ii7 cost-effective means by     
which an enrollee may so safely dispose 
of such drugs4  4