Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Dec 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
H.R. 8832, the Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance, by January 1, 2026, clarifying how Medicare Part B payment rules apply to certain remote monitoring devices—such as continuous glucose monitors—that incorporate an artificial intelligence component (for example, a feature that continuously adjusts based on incoming data) and that transmit patient information to a health care provider for treatment purposes. The Secretary would be required to use existing communication channels, rather than establishing new regulatory processes, to issue this guidance.
The bill would primarily affect Medicare beneficiaries who use AI-enabled remote monitoring devices, the health care providers who manage their treatment using data from those devices, and device manufacturers seeking clarity on whether and how such products qualify for Medicare payment. It does not create new benefits or change payment amounts itself; it only requires HHS to clarify existing payment requirements as they apply to this category of technology.
The bill was introduced on June 25, 2024, by Rep. David Schweikert, with Rep. Kevin Hern as a cosponsor, and was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, has seen no further action since introduction. As with most introduced bills, it would need committee consideration and floor votes in the House and Senate, followed by presidential signature, to become law.
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Timeline
17 Dec 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 8832 do?
- H.R. 8832, the Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance, by January 1, 2026, clarifying how Medicare Part B payment rules apply to certain remote monitoring devices—such as continuous glucose monitors—that incorporate an artificial intelligence component (for example, a feature that continuously adjusts based on incoming data) and that transmit patient information to a health care provider for treatment purposes. The Secretary would be required to use existing communication channels, rather than establishing new regulatory processes, to issue this guidance. The bill would primarily affect Medicare beneficiaries who use AI-enabled remote monitoring devices, the health care providers who manage their treatment using data from those devices, and device manufacturers seeking clarity on whether and how such products qualify for Medicare payment. It does not create new benefits or change payment amounts itself; it only requires HHS to clarify existing payment requirements as they apply to this category of technology. The bill was introduced on June 25, 2024, by Rep. David Schweikert, with Rep. Kevin Hern as a cosponsor, and was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, has seen no further action since introduction. As with most introduced bills, it would need committee consideration and floor votes in the House and Senate, followed by presidential signature, to become law.
- Has H.R. 8832 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 8832. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 8832?
- H.R. 8832 was sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 8832?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (17 Dec 2024).
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