Mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange a study with the National Academies on technology use in maternity care. Requires examination of innovative technology, including AI, and its impact on racial or ethnic biases in maternal health. Demands analysis of patient monitoring devices and their influence on racial or ethnic biases. Calls for identification of best practices to reduce and prevent racial or ethnic biases in technology and device use. Seeks best practices for using these technologies specifically for racial and ethnic minority groups in maternity care. Instructs evaluation of privacy and security safeguards related to these technologies. Obliges the National Academies to complete the study and report results to Congress within 24 months of enactment.
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Tech to Save Moms Act, Sec. 5 ("Report on Technology in Maternity Care")
ETO AGORA · U.S. federal laws · 2023
Summary
Mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange a study with the National Academies on technology use in maternity care.
Requires examination of innovative technology, including AI, and its impact on racial or ethnic biases in maternal health.
Demands analysis of patient monitoring devices and their influence on racial or ethnic biases.
Calls for identification of best practices to reduce and prevent racial or ethnic biases in technology and device use.
Seeks best practices for using these technologies specifically for racial and ethnic minority groups in maternity care.
Instructs evaluation of privacy and security safeguards related to these technologies.
Obliges the National Academies to complete the study and report results to Congress within 24 months of enactment.
Requires the Secretary to arrange a technology study in maternity care with the National Academies.
SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN MATERNITY CARE.
(a) In General.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this Act as the “National Academies”) under which the National Academies shall conduct a study on the use of technology and patient monitoring devices in maternity care.
Requires study of AI, patient monitoring, and best practices to reduce biases and ensure privacy in maternal care.
(b) Content.—The agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide for the study of the following:
(1) The use of innovative technology (including artificial intelligence) in maternal health care, including the extent to which such technology has affected racial or ethnic biases in maternal health care.
(2) The use of patient monitoring devices (including pulse oximeter devices) in maternal health care, including the extent to which such devices have affected racial or ethnic biases in maternal health care.
(3) Best practices for reducing and preventing racial or ethnic biases in the use of innovative technology and patient monitoring devices in maternity care.
(4) Best practices in the use of innovative technology and patient monitoring devices for pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups.
(5) Best practices with respect to privacy and security safeguards in such use.
Directs the National Academies to report study results to Congress within 24 months of enactment.
(c) Report.—The agreement under subsection (a) shall direct the National Academies to complete the study under this section, and transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study, not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act.