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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule until June 1, 2010. As part of the FTC's implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003, most medical providers would have needed to comply with the "Red Flags" rule November 1, 2009. The rule requires "creditors" – which the FTC defines to include most health care providers – to establish a program to prevent identity theft in their practices.
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MGMA is still concerned about how this rule applies to health care providers and objects to the FTC's late notification that providers are considered "creditors." As a result of the late notification, the health care community was not able to provide meaningful comments to the agency on the rule, which is normally the case in the rulemaking process. We will continue our advocacy efforts on this issue.
Discuss your questions about this topic in the "Federal Legislation and Red Tape Forum" in the MGMA Member Community.
Please call toll-free 877.ASK.MGMA (275.6462), ext. 1300 or e-mail govaff@mgma.com.