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
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
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Committee
1
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 47 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
Co
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
David Kustoff
RRepublican
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