Red Flags rules: FTC enforcement date finally arrives . . . at least for now
HIM Connection, December 22, 2009
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) now says it will enforce the Red Flags rule June 1, 2010, seven months after its previous deadline of November 1, 2009.
Nonetheless, providers subject to the rule’s requirement to develop a program that mitigates the risk of identity theft within their organizations must establish their programs now.
Note: For more information, visit the HCPro Web site. Subscribers toHealth Information Compliance Insider have access to this article in the December issue of the newsletter.
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