H.R. 5604 · 117th Congress
Baby Observation Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jackie Walorski
- Introduced
- 2021-10-15
- Latest action
- 2021-10-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Baby Observation Act or BO's Act
This bill requires the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study the use of home cardiorespiratory monitors (medical devices that track the respiratory effort and heart rate of a sleeping infant) to reduce and prevent sleep-related sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected infant death. The bill requires this study to be funded with amounts from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund.