New rules tighten contact lens prescription verification
In committeeH.R. 4282Latest action
Sponsor: H. Morgan Griffith · Representative · VA
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Official title: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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Online contact lens sellers must now accept electronic prescriptions, encrypt health data sent by email, and can no longer verify prescriptions by robocall.
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What does this do?
This bill updates the rules for how contact lens sellers verify a customer's prescription. Online sellers must offer a way to submit prescriptions electronically, and any prescription information sent by email must be encrypted. Automated or pre-recorded phone calls can no longer be used to verify a prescription.
Who does it affect?
These rules affect online contact lens retailers and the eye care providers whose prescriptions those retailers verify. Prescribers must also provide their email address as part of the verification process.
Why does it matter?
Removing robocalls as a valid verification method changes how sellers and eye care providers must communicate during the prescription check. Requiring encryption is meant to change how personal health information travels between parties.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJul 2, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Jul 2, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.