HR 3975 · 116th Congress · Commerce

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

Introduced 2019-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.(2019-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans