# 119-hr-193: Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act

119-hr-193, Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-193
- Congress: 119
- Title: Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Payment guidance for AI-enabled remote monitoring devices.** This bill would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance, by Jan 1, 2027, clarifying Medicare Part B payment rules for remote monitoring devices that include an artificial intelligence component and transmit information to clinicians. - Patients and families: Medicare beneficiaries using devices like continuous glucose monitors would have clearer expectations about when Part B would pay for AI-enabled monitoring features. This clarity could affect access and planning for daily care. - Clinicians and providers: Clinicians would get clearer guidance on when data from AI-capable remote monitors is tied to billable services under Part B, shaping how they use remote monitoring in treatment. - Device makers and payers: Manufacturers and Medicare payers would receive a clearer signal on reimbursement for AI features, guiding product design, billing, and coverage practices.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer Medicare pay rules for AI monitors: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would issue guidance by January 1, 2027, using its usual Medicare communications channels. It would spell out Medicare Part B payment rules for remote monitoring devices that use AI. The devices must send data to a clinician to help manage treatment. Examples include continuous gluc…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3466: SMART Act
- 119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-193 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/193)

## Related
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2025)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3466: SMART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3466)
- [119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-193 (as of 2025-12-21).