It was just announced that there is an extension to the enforcement date of the Red Flag Rules. At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set June 1, 2010 as the newest enforcement date for this Identity Theft related ruling.
You can read this FTC announced press release regarding this decision by clicking here……
Lora Bentley, another one of our favorite bloggers, has recently focused her writing skills in an article published by IT BusinessEdge. In that article she addresses the recent request by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to be exempt from the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flag Rules.
Read this article to understand more about this important issue.
Red Flag Rules become effective August 1, 2009. And, for many health service providers, most thought they would not be effected by those rules, if they did not charge interest for deferred payments from their patients. This article by G. Christopher Kelly, of EMS Magazine, Online Exclusive, states that there is reason for these health care service providers to be concerned — this article is worth reading.
