HIPAA Encryption and Decryption Policy Template

For organizations that handle sensitive information, it is essential to encrypt their data. Introducing the HIPAA Encryption and Decryption Policy Template: a pre-made template that provides your organization with the tools for compliance with HIPAA. This policy template simplifies the process of implementing encryption and decryption solutions, so you can rest assured knowing that your ePHI is being handled securely.

This policy template comes complete with outlines of administrative safeguards, including: data integrity controls; access control measures; encrypted records and system entries; secure methods like passwords, tokens, or biometrics; restricted access to confidential and/or sensitive information; audit procedures to ensure secure storage of data; and more. Additionally, your business can tailor these measures in a comprehensive way to ensure the security of all ePHI within your networks.

SAMPLE TEXT: ENTITY NAME has adopted this Encryption and Decryption 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.