Patient Safety Advocate Group Calls for Congressional Action to Prevent Implementation of Contact Lens Rule
The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (APS) released the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) publication of the Contact Lens Rule in the Federal Register. The rule was posted for Public Inspection on Friday, August 14, and published in the Federal Register.
“Since the Federal Trade Commission released the text of the final Contact Lens Rule in June, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have taken action in an attempt to halt the Rule’s implementation due to concerns that it could lead to adverse health outcomes for patients and overly burden doctors, especially during the ongoing pandemic. The Federal Trade Commission’s publication of the Rule disregards the significant bipartisan, bicameral requests from Congress for the FTC to delay the rule. Therefore, we urge Congress to take action to protect patients from the troubling aspects of this Rule,” said Dr. Deanna Alexander, OD, Chairwoman of the Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety.
The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety pointed out that since the FTC released the final amendments to the Contact Lens Rule in June, significant Congressional action has occurred to prevent the rule’s implementation, but has not been heeded:
June 23, 2020:FTC final amendments to the Contact Lens Rule