Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act

Bill: 118-hr-8832
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2024-06-25
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8832 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2024 Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Hern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on payment under the Medicare program for certain items involving artificial intelligence.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act . 2. Guidance on Medicare payment for certain items involving artificial intelligence Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use existing communications mechanisms to issue guidance on requirements for payment under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq. ) for remote monitoring devices, such as continuous glucose monitors, that— (1) use an artificial intelligence component (such as a continuous adjustment component); and (2) transmit information to a health care provider for purposes of management and treatment of an individual.