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The article reports on the implementation on May 1, 2009 of a rule by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would require some businesses, including doctors' practices and hospitals to come up with written plans for identifying and responding to warning signs of identity theft. The Red Flags Rule may be viewed by some as another time-consuming and expensive federal mandate, Kim Castleberry of Plano Eye Associates argue that the development of an identity theft plan has not been difficult.