HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY

S. 4083/HR 2748 - The 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.

HR 2748 - The 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.