164.310(c) Workstation Security (Standard)
Physical safeguard · Standard
The requirement as we hold it
Workstation Security (Standard). Implement physical safeguards for workstations accessing ePHI to restrict access to authorized users. NIST recommends positioning, privacy screens, cable locks, and clear-desk policy.
The examiner asks
- Show me the physical safeguards that restrict workstation access to authorised users.
- Where are the privacy screens, locks and clear-desk rules written down?
Evidence to bring
- the workstation security policy
- the clear-desk rule
Source: 164.310(c) at eCFR. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.