,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf   
7legislative day1 ,october #ai71        
#bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the ,centers for ,medicare      
,medicaid ,services to make             
recommendations for improving maternal  
and child health outcomes using remote  
physiologic monitoring devices and      
expanding coverage of such devices under
 ,medicaid4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,connected         
,maternal ,online ,monitoring ,act or   
the ,connected ,,mom ,act4  #b4 ,,cms   
recommendations for managing chronic    
disease and improving maternal and child
 health outcomes using remote           
physiologic monitoring devices and      
expanding coverage of such devices and  
related services under ,medicaid  7a7   

,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services shall submit to        
,congress a report containing           
recommendations from the ,centers for   
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services for      
expanding coverage of remote physiologic
 devices and related services under     
,medicaid1 including pulse oximeters1   
blood pressure cuffs1 scales1 and blood 
glucose monitors1 with the goal of      
improving maternal and child health     
outcomes for pregnant and postpartum    
women enrolled in ,state ,medicaid      
programs 7including women with high risk
 pregnancies71 improving access to1 and 
the quality of1 care for underserved and
 rural populations1 and improving       
chronic disease management across       
populations4  7b7 ,updates to ,state    
resources ,not later than #ij days after
 the submission of the report under     
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator of   
the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid   

services shall update resources for     
,state ,medicaid programs1 such as      
,state ,medicaid telehealth toolkits1   
consistent with the recommendations made
 by the report4