Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 9, 2024
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Referred
Apr 9, 2024
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization ActThis 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.
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Apr 9, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.