HIPAA Access Policy

HIPAA requires you to implement policies and procedures that, based upon the entity’s access authorization policies, establish, document, review, and modify a user’s right of access to a workstation, transaction, program, or process. Does your organization have written procedures to establish access and modify access perform these functions? Do you have any type of HIPAA Access Policy? If not, use the one below.

Please attach your access authorization policy and procedures.

Link to Regulation HIPAA – 45 C.F.R. § 164.308(a)(4)(ii)(B)

HIPAA Access Policy

Access Control

The IT department, third party IT company or Facility Administrator/Designated Security Contact, manages all access control administration activities and monitors the security of information systems.

Access Approval Process

The employee’s manager or the practitioner in charge initiates the access approval

process. The privileges granted remain in effect until the worker’s job changes or the worker leaves . If either of these events occurs, the manager immediately notifies the IS Manager or Administrator/Designated Security Contact.

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