HR 3975
116th Congress
House
Commerce
Consumer affairs
Health information and medical records
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication
Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
Introduced: July 25, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committees of jurisdiction
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