,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ae1        
#bjba,mrs4 ,walorski introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,patient      
,center ,outcome ,research ,institute to
 prepare and release a report on home   
cardiorespiratory monitors for infants1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,baby ,observation ,act or ,,bo's ,act4 
#b4 ,study on home cardiorespiratory    
monitors for infants  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ae months after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
in accordance with paragraphs 7#h7 and  
7#i7 of section #aaha7;d7 of the ,social

 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acbj;e7d771 the ,patient-,centered     
,outcomes ,research ,institute          
established pursuant to subsection 7b7  
of such section shall make publically   
available a study and report on home    
cardiorespiratory monitors1 including-- 
7#a7 a review of the literature on1 and 
a data analysis of1 best practices to   
reduce or prevent sleep-related sudden  
infant death syndrome or sudden         
unexpected infant death 7as such terms  
are defined in section #aaba7;e77#a7 of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;c-#aa7;e7772  7#b7 a     
description of-- 7,a7 the available     
evidence on the effectiveness1          
performance1 and accuracy of home       
cardiorespiratory monitors that track   
the heart rate1 blood oxygen levels1 and
 other vital signs of an infant2 and    
7,b7 new models of care to improve the  
home sleeping environment of an infant1 
including the use of cardiorespiratory  
monitors2  7#c7 health care plan        

criteria for medically appropriate      
coverage for a home cardiorespiratory   
monitor2 and  7#d7 recommendations on   
whether home cardiorespiratory monitors 
have shown product efficacy supporting  
coverage under an employer-sponsored    
health care plan1 a qualified health    
plan offered through an ,exchange       
established pursuant to title ,i of the 
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act1 the ,medicaid program       
established under title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act1 and ,,chip plans
 under title ,,xxi of the ,social       
,security ,act4  7b7 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,home cardiorespiratory 
monitor ,the term home cardiorespiratory
 monitor means a medical device used in 
the home to track the respiratory effort
 and heart rate of a sleeping infant4   
7#b7 ,infant ,the term infant means a   
person under #b years of age4  7c7      
,funding ,the trustee of the            
,patient-,centered ,outcomes ,research  
,trust ,fund 7as described in section   

#ieaa of the ,internal ,revenue ,code7  
shall provide from such trust fund such 
funds as may be required to carry out   
the study under subsection 7a74