Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act

Bill: 119-hr-193
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance on payment requirements for certain remote monitoring devices (e.g., glucose monitors) under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the CMS must issue guidance on payment requirements for devices that use artificial intelligence components and that transmit information to health care providers.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 193 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Schweikert 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, 2027, 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.