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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on intended use.

USA115th CongressS-1070| Senate 
| Updated: 5/8/2017
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (2)
Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017 This bill revises how accessories to medical devices are classified. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must classify accessories based on the risks when used as intended , notwithstanding the classification of any other device with which such accessory is intended to be used.
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Timeline
May 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2144: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on their intended uses.
  • S 115-934: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGovernment information and archivesHealth technology, devices, supplies

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on intended use.

USA115th CongressS-1070| Senate 
| Updated: 5/8/2017
Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017 This bill revises how accessories to medical devices are classified. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must classify accessories based on the risks when used as intended , notwithstanding the classification of any other device with which such accessory is intended to be used.
View Full Text

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Timeline
May 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (2)
Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2144: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on their intended uses.
  • S 115-934: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationGovernment information and archivesHealth technology, devices, supplies