Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
- Last Action
- 5/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2021-05-19Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-19 (00)
Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
This bill revises the requirements for the verification of prescriptions related to the purchase of contact lenses. Specifically, online sellers of prescription contact lenses must provide consumers with a method to transmit a digital copy of their prescriptions to such sellers. Online sellers also must encrypt protected health information they send by email.
Additionally, the bill prohibits any seller of prescription contact lenses from using telephone calls with an artificial or prerecorded voice (i.e., robocalls) to verify a consumer's prescription.
Cosponsors (20)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
Subjects
- Consumer affairs
- Health information and medical records
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Right of privacy
- Telephone and wireless communication
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