H.R. 5458 · 118th Congress
Baby Observation Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rudy Yakym
- Introduced
- 2023-09-14
- Latest action
- 2024-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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.