HR 2748 United States House · 118th Congress

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.
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Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 20, 2023 Last action Apr 20, 2023
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Apr 20, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Apr 20, 2023
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1 primary · 47 co-sponsors

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Photo of Michael C. Burgess
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
TX
26
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Photo of A. Drew Ferguson IV
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
GA
3
Co
Photo of Aaron Bean
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
FL
4
Co
Photo of Ann M. Kuster
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
NH
2
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Photo of Bill Foster
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Bill Posey
Bill Posey
RRepublican
FL
8
Co
Photo of Bradley Scott Schneider
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
IL
10
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Photo of Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
1
Co
Photo of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
AR
4
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Photo of Chellie Pingree
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
ME
1
Co
Photo of David Kustoff
David Kustoff
RRepublican
TN
8