House Bill 3975
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 25, 2019
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Bill
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Bill Number
3975
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Bobby L. Rush
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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.
July 25, 2019
07/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
07/25/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
07/25/2019
Introduced in House
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Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:21 PM