I 119THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. R. 193 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on payment under the Medicare program for certain items involving artificial intelligence. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY3, 2025 Mr. S CHWEIKERTintroduced 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maintaining Innova-4 tion and Safe Technologies Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:34 Jan 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H193.IH H193 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 193 IH SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN 1 ITEMS INVOLVING ARTIFICIAL INTEL-2 LIGENCE. 3 Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of 4 Health and Human Services shall use existing communica-5 tions mechanisms to issue guidance on requirements for 6 payment under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 7 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) for remote monitoring de-8 vices, such as continuous glucose monitors, that— 9 (1) use an artificial intelligence component 10 (such as a continuous adjustment component); and 11 (2) transmit information to a health care pro-12 vider for purposes of management and treatment of 13 an individual. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:34 Jan 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H193.IH H193 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB