BO’s Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3712 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3712

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2026

   Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct, and 
 submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study 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, particularly those infants who are high-risk.
            (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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