118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1328Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Mar 10, 2023
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Mar 10, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires certain medical devices with a digital interface to meet nonvisual accessibility standards established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, the FDA must establish regulations to require a Class II or Class III medical device with a digital interface to provide a blind or low-vision user access to the same services and information, and generally the same ease of use, as provided to a user who is not low-vision or blind. (The FDA classifies medical devices in three classes. Class I devices are low-risk, Class II devices are moderate-risk, and Class III devices are high-risk.) A Class II or Class III medical device that does not meet the nonvisual access...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.