CHAMPUS COVERAGE FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME MONITORING EQUIPMENT

SEC. 726. CHAMPUS COVERAGE FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME MONITORING EQUIPMENT (a) CHAMPUS Coverage Allowed.—Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (13); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”; nd (3) by adding at the end the following: “(15) electronic cardio-respiratory home monitoring equipment (apnea monitors) for home use may be provided if a physician prescribes and supervises the use of the monitor for an infant— “(A) who has had an apparent life-threatening event, “(B) who is a subsequent sibling of a victim of sudden infant death syndrome, “(C) whose birth weight was 1,500 grams or less, or “(D) who is a pre-term infant with pathologic apnea, in which case the coverage may include the cost of the equipment, hard copy analysis of physiological alarms, professional visits, diagnostic testing, family training on how to respond to apparent life-threatening events, and assistance necessary for proper use of the equipment.”. (b) Effective Date.—Paragraph (15) of section 1079(a) of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to costs incurred for home monitoring equipment after the date of the enactment of this Act.