Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Mar 10, 2023
E&C
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
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...
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.