,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbf,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself and
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services to conduct1
 and submit to ,congress a report       
describing the results of1 a study on   
the use of home cardiorespiratory       
monitors for infants1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,baby ,observation  
,act or the ,,bo's ,act4  #b4 ,study and
 report on home cardiorespiratory       
monitors for infants  7a7 ,study ,the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary71 pursuant to section 
#aaba7;a7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;c-#aa7;a771 shall conduct a study  

on the use of home cardiorespiratory    
monitors for infants in relation to the 
prevention of sudden unexpected infant  
death 7as defined in section #aaba7;e7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;c-#aa7;e7774  7b7 ,report ,not     
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report      
describing the results of the study     
under subsection 7a74 ,such report shall
 include the following3 7#a7 ,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 infant1 particularly those  
infants who are high-risk4  7#b7 ,new   
models of care to improve the home      
sleeping environment of an infant1      
including the use of cardiorespiratory  
monitors4  7#c7 ,health care plan       
criteria for medically appropriate      
coverage for a home cardiorespiratory   
monitor4  7#d7 ,recommendations on      

whether home cardiorespiratory monitors 
have shown product efficacy supporting  
coverage under public or private health 
insurance plans4