Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 19, 2021
Last action May 20, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
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0
Committee
2
May 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 67 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
Co
Adam Kinzinger
RRepublican
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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