S. 3712

[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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