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Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

USA117th CongressS-1784| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (7)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
May 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3353
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • May 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3353
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3353: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
Consumer affairsHealth information and medical recordsHearing, speech, and vision careRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

USA117th CongressS-1784| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
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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Timeline
May 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3353
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • May 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3353
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (7)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3353: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer affairsHealth information and medical recordsHearing, speech, and vision careRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacyTelephone and wireless communication