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New Rules for Online Contact Lens Prescription Verification

This act changes how contact lens prescriptions are verified, especially for online purchases. It aims to make it easier to send prescriptions electronically while increasing the security of personal data. Citizens will have a more convenient way to buy contact lenses, but their medical data will be better protected.
Key points
Online sellers of contact lenses must provide a way to electronically transmit prescriptions.
Any protected health information sent by email by online sellers must be encrypted.
Required contact information for contact lens sellers will now include an email address.
The definition of a telephone call no longer includes calls made using an artificial or prerecorded voice.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_4282
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Process start date: 2025-07-02