164.308(a)(3)(ii)(B) Workforce Clearance Procedure (Addressable)
Administrative safeguard · Addressable
The requirement as we hold it
Workforce Clearance Procedure (Addressable). Determine that access to ePHI is appropriate. NIST recommends background screening proportionate to role sensitivity and documented clearance decisions.
The examiner asks
- Show me how you determine that access to ePHI is appropriate before it is granted.
- Where is the clearance decision recorded for a recent hire?
Evidence to bring
- the clearance procedure
- a recorded clearance decision
Source: 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(B) at eCFR. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.