New Bill Would Regulate Third-Party Device Servicers

A new House bill seeks to even the playing field so that third-party service providers are subject to similar FDA oversight to what manufacturers face when servicing their own devices.

Third-party medical device servicing companies could be regulated by US FDA if a new bill proposed in the US House is signed into law. The bill's sponsors argue it is intended to improve patient safety, and help FDA keep track of the servicers and their work.

Reps. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., and Scott Peters, D-Cali., introduced the bill, "Ensuring Patient Safety through Accountable Medical Device Servicing" (H.R....

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