3.0.0 2464 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z Senate S S 2004-05-20 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-20T22:22:34Z 2004-05-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-05-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5983-5984) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-05-20 True Health Accreditation (Medical care) Advertising Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer education Consumer protection Damages Drug industry Drugs Economics and Public Finance Electronic commerce Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health counseling Injunctions Interactive media Internet Interstate commerce Law Liability (Law) Licenses Parties to actions Pharmacies Pharmacists Science, Technology, Communications State laws Telephone Web sites Health 00 2004-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-06T15:26:23Z Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act or the Ryan Haight Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit any person from dispensing a prescription drug pursuant to a sale if: (1) any part of the sales transaction for the drug is conducted through an Internet site; and (2) such site fails to meet specified requirements regarding inclusion of a page (and links thereto) providing the identities and licensing information of the seller, pharmacists, or medical consultants.

Prohibits a person from selling or dispensing a prescription drug if: (1) the purchaser communicated with the person through the Internet; (2) the purchaser did not have a valid prescription when the communication began; (3) the person provided for the involvement of a practitioner; (4) the practitioner issued a prescription for the drug that was purchased; (5) the person knew that no qualifying medical relationship existed (defines "qualifying medical relationship" as requiring an in-person medical evaluation); and (6) the person received payment.

Allows States to bring civil actions against a person for violations of this Act.

Prevents Internet providers from being held liable for dispensing or selling prescriptions drugs on account of another person's activities.

Includes the dispensing or selling of a prescription drug in violation of this Act as a prohibited act under the FFDCA.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant or contract to the National Clearinghouse on Internet Prescribing to identify and report Internet sites that violate Federal or State laws concerning the dispensing of drugs.

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Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Display Title Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale of prescription drugs through the Internet. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Ryan Haight Act Introduced in Senate 2004-05-20T04:00:00Z 2004-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.