BO’s Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2168 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2168

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
 and submit to Congress a report on the use of home cardiorespiratory 
             monitors for infants, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2025

  Mr. Yakym introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
 and submit to Congress a report on the use of home cardiorespiratory 
             monitors for infants, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Baby Observation Act'' or the ``BO's 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOME CARDIORESPIRATORY MONITORS FOR 
              INFANTS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary''), pursuant to section 1121(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300c-11(a)), shall conduct 
a study on the use of home cardiorespiratory monitors for infants in 
relation to the prevention of sudden unexpected infant death (as 
defined in section 1121(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300c-11(e))).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing 
the results of the study under subsection (a). Such report shall 
include the following:
            (1) Evidence on the effectiveness, performance, and 
        accuracy of home cardiorespiratory monitors that track the 
        heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and other vital signs of an 
        infant.
            (2) New models of care to improve the home sleeping 
        environment of an infant, including the use of 
        cardiorespiratory monitors.
            (3) Health care plan criteria for medically appropriate 
        coverage for a home cardiorespiratory monitor.
            (4) Recommendations on whether home cardiorespiratory 
        monitors have shown product efficacy supporting coverage under 
        public or private health insurance plans.
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