Connected MOM Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4859 To require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make rec- ommendations for improving maternal and child health outcomes using remote physiologic monitoring devices and expanding coverage of such devices under Medicaid. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 26 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. CARPER) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Finance A BILL To require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make recommendations for improving maternal and child health outcomes using remote physiologic moni- toring devices and expanding coverage of such devices under Medicaid. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Connected Maternal 4 Online Monitoring Act’’ or the ‘‘Connected MOM Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4859.IS S4859 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4859 IS SEC. 2. CMS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGING CHRONIC 1 DISEASE AND IMPROVING MATERNAL AND 2 CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES USING REMOTE 3 PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING DEVICES AND 4 EXPANDING COVERAGE OF SUCH DEVICES 5 AND RELATED SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 8 Human Services shall submit to Congress a report con- 9 taining recommendations from the Centers for Medicare 10 & Medicaid Services for expanding coverage of remote 11 physiologic devices and related services under Medicaid, 12 including pulse oximeters, blood pressure cuffs, scales, and 13 blood glucose monitors, with the goal of improving mater- 14 nal and child health outcomes for pregnant and 15 postpartum women enrolled in State Medicaid programs 16 (including women with high risk pregnancies), improving 17 access to, and the quality of, care for underserved and 18 rural populations, and improving chronic disease manage- 19 ment across populations. 20 (b) UPDATES TO STATE RESOURCES.—Not later 21 than 90 days after the submission of the report under sub- 22 section (a), the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare 23 & Medicaid services shall update resources for State Med- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4859.IS S4859 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4859 IS icaid programs, such as State Medicaid telehealth toolkits, 1 consistent with the recommendations made by the report. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4859.IS S4859 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS