HIPAA Person or Entity Authentication Policy Template

Our HIPAA Person or Entity Authentication Policy Template is professionally written and easy to understand, enabling organizations of any size to quickly implement practices that ensure patient data is properly authenticated and kept under strict security protocols. The peace of mind this policy provides makes it well worth the small investment required.

The template provides a comprehensive framework for implementing authentication process, key requirements for authentication, including types of authentication methods that are allowed, factors to consider when choosing appropriate methods and user responsibilities when implementing all necessary safeguards. This versatile policy creates an effective process which automatically reduces data breaches and helps organizations comply with privacy regulations – ultimately protecting electronic Protected Health Information while eliminating regulatory penalties.

SAMPLE TEXT: ENTITY NAME has adopted this Person or Entity Authentication 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.