Sec. 804. Report on the use of technology to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and to close racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes
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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 section as the National Academies ) under which the National Academies shall conduct a study on the use of technology to reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and close racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes in the United States.
The study shall assess current and future uses of artificial intelligence in maternity care, including issues such as— the extent to which artificial intelligence technologies are currently being used in maternal health care; the extent to which artificial intelligence technologies have exacerbated racial or ethnic biases in maternal health care; recommendations for reducing racial or ethnic biases in artificial intelligence technologies used in maternal health care; recommendations for potential applications of artificial intelligence technologies that could improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for minority women; and recommendations for privacy and security safeguards that should be implemented in the development of artificial intelligence technologies in maternal health care.
As a condition of any agreement under subsection (a), the Administrator shall require that the National Academies transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection
(a)not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act.