ADA convenes Red Flags coalition
|
Posted June 8, 2009 |
By Craig Palmer Washington—An ADA-convened coalition of 29 health care and business organizations urged Congress to exempt small health care practices from FTC's Red Flags Rule.
The coalition letter urges passage of legislation introduced during the ADA's May 11-13 Washington Leadership Conference by Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.) to provide an exclusion from Red Flags guidelines for health care practices with 20 or fewer employees.
New Jersey dental leaders attending the WLC went to Rep. Adler's Capitol Hill office May 12 to thank him directly for offering the bill, HR 2345 (ADA News Today May 18, WLC dentists recognize legislator's Red Flags advocacy). Within weeks, the legislation picked up 14 bipartisan cosponsors. It was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
The coalition letter offers "strong support" for the House bill and says, "We look forward to working with your offices in the weeks ahead to pass HR 2345 before August 1st, thereby reversing the negative impact this legislation would have on thousands of small health care providers nationwide." The Federal Trade Commission said that although the Red Flags Rule is final and effective it will delay enforcement until Aug. 1.
The letter is addressed to Rep. Adler and two initial cosponsors, dentist/Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and physician/Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.).
Signing organizations include the Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Dermatology Association, American Academy of Family Physicians. American Academy of Neurology Professional Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Periodontology, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, American Association of Endodontists, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Association of Orthodontists, American College of Prosthodontists, American College of Radiology, American College of Surgeons, American Dental Association, American Gastroenterological Association, American Optometric Association, American Physical Therapy Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Speech Language Hearing Association, American Urological Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Hispanic Dental Association, National Dental Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
|
