H.R. 2012 · 110th Congress

Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mike Ross
Introduced
2007-04-24
Latest action
2007-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Summary

Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act - Amends the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to require the seller to provide the prescriber with a toll-free telephone number and email address for questions relating to a contact lens prescription verification request.

Revises the verification event in which a prescription is verified if the prescriber fails to communicate with the seller within eight business hours, or a similar time as defined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after receiving required patient and prescription information from the seller to provide that, if a prescriber communicates a question or concern to a seller through such toll-free telephone service or dedicated email address before such eight-hour period has ended, the seller must obtain affirmative confirmation of the accuracy of the prescription from the prescriber before the prescription is considered verified.

Authorizes a prescriber to make a written request to a seller that all contact lens prescription verification requests be communicated by a preferred method of communication, including telephone, facsimile, or email.

Prohibits any seller of contact lenses from overfilling a prescription.

Authorizes fines for violations of this Act in amount up to $100,000 per violation.