HIPAA Access Authorization Policy Template

Ensure compliance with the HIPAA regulations by adopting our HIPAA Access Authorization Policy Template. This powerful policy guides authorization and granting of individual access to protected health information (PHI) by workforce members of a covered entity.Competence and understanding of these requirements is an essential part of the responsibilities for all personnel. That’s why we offer this comprehensive template that covers the necessary protocols and procedures required for granting access to PHI, as well as how to monitor and audit user accesses. It also outlines which workforce members should be granted access, details on user authentication, how long authorized users will have access for, when users need to be retrained and reauthorized, and much more. SAMPLE TEXT: ENTITY NAME has adopted this Access Authorization Policy in order to recognize the requirement to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), as amended by the Health Information