Due to Congressional pressure supported by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), the Federal Trade Commission has announced that it will delay enforcement of the new "Red Flags Rule" until Aug. 1, 2009. This will give creditors and financial institutions more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs. The ACA will continue to monitor this important policy and support compliance by doctors of chiropractic.
Details of the red flags rule were published in the Nov. 9, 2007 issue of the Federal Register. To view the complete guidelines and access additional information regarding the red flags rule, click here.
Source: American Chiropractic Association.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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