HIPAA Access Control and Validation Policy Template

Ensure safe and secure access to patient information with the HIPAA Access Control and Validation Policy Template. This policy provides in-depth guidance and insight into creating a HIPAA compliant Access Control and Validation plan, protecting confidential patient information against accidental or intentional misuse. Each template outlines the essential requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that all organizations engaging in healthcare must adhere to, including: restricting access based on needs, authenticating user identities using acceptable methods such as multi-factor authentication, and utilizing audit tracking technology to monitor user activity and detect unauthorized activity.

This template not only describes the technical protocols and procedures that have been proven to be effective methods for safeguarding data, but also ensures all personnel within a covered entity are adequately trained to understand their responsibilities associated with this policy.

SAMPLE TEXT: ENTITY NAME has adopted this Access Control and Validation Policy in order to recognize the requirement to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act of 2009 (Title XIII of division A and Title IV of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “ARRA”) and the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule (Effective Date: March 26, 2013). We acknowledge that full compliance with the HIPAA Final Rule is required by or before September 23, 2013.

ENTITY NAME hereby acknowledges our duty and responsibility to protect the privacy and security of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“IIHI”) generally, and Protected Health Information (“PHI”) as defined in the HIPAA Regulations, under the regulations implementing HIPAA, other federal and state laws protecting the confidentiality of personal information, and under principles of general and professional ethics. We also acknowledge our duty and responsibility to support and facilitate the timely and unimpeded flow of health information for lawful and appropriate purposes.

Each of our HIPAA templates are in Microsoft Word (.docx) format for easy editing. Each template is guaranteed to be fully HIPAA & HITECH compliant when properly implemented.