Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

This bill updates the rules for verifying contact lens prescriptions, especially for online shopping. It would let people securely send their prescription to an online seller and requires stronger privacy protections when health info is shared by email. The goal is to make buying contacts online easier while protecting your health information.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People who buy contact lenses online and online contact lens sellers.
• What changes: Online sellers must offer a way for customers to electronically send a copy of their prescription, in line with HIPAA privacy rules; any email that includes protected health information must be encrypted; the law also updates some contact information requirements in the verification process.
• Why it matters: It modernizes prescription checks for online orders and adds extra privacy protection for your health data.