3.0.0 2012 2023-01-11T19:43:12Z 2023-01-11T19:43:12Z House H HR 2007-04-24 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-25T20:09:49Z Referred to 2007-04-24T14:32:20Z 2007-04-25 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 N W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2007-04-24 True B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2007-04-24 True H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2007-04-24 True D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2007-04-24 True A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2007-04-24 True L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 2007-07-12 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2007-07-31 False K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2007-07-31 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2007-09-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-10-10 False B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2007-11-06 False C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2007-11-15 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2007-12-17 False R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2008-04-29 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2008-04-29 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-04-29 False S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 2008-05-01 False M000844 Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] ALAN MOLLOHAN D WV B. 1 2008-06-19 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2008-06-19 False Commerce Consumer education Consumer protection Contact lenses Electronic mail systems Facsimile transmission Fines (Penalties) Health Law Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Commerce 00 2007-04-24 Introduced in House 2007-06-01T21:13:13Z 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.

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