BO’s Act

2023-09-14

Introduced in House

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.

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