A report on wearable medical devices is due in 18 months
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6216, Sec. 6216.
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A report on wearable medical devices is due in 18 months
The document says “shall”Who acts: Comptroller General of the United StatesHow: statuteSec. 6216 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a technology assessment of, and submit to Congress a report on, the capabilities and limitations of wearable medical devices used to support clinical decision-making.”
Section 6216 requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment of wearable medical devices used to support clinical decision-making, and to report to Congress within 18 months of enactment. The report must describe the potential for such devices to accurately prescribe treatments, the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in augmenting those capabilities, and policy options.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a technology assessment of, and submit to Congress a report on, the capabilities and limitations of wearable medical devices used to support clinical decision-making.”
That sentence, in plain words
Within 18 months a watchdog office must study these devices. It must send Congress a report. The report says what they can and cannot do.
What this is about
A wearable device is one a person keeps on the body. Some track health signs. Doctors are starting to use what they record.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6216, 140 Stat. 655 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“A report on wearable medical devices is due in 18 months,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6216, Sec. 6216. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6216-gao-report/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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