HIPAA Security Matrix
Standard
Section
Implementation Specification
Security Management Process
164.308(a)(1)
Risk
Analysis (R)
Risk
Management (R)
Sanction Policy (R)
Information System Activity Review (R)
Assigned Security Responsibility
164.308(a)(2)
(R)
Workforce Security
164.308(a)(3)
Authorization and/or Supervision (A)
Workforce Clearance Procedure (A)
Termination Procedures (A)
Information Access Management
164.308(a)(4)
Isolating Health care Clearinghouse Function (R)
Access
Authorization (A)
Access
Establishment and Modification (A)
Security Awareness and Training
164.308(a)(5)
Security Reminders (A)
Protection from Malicious Software (A)
Log-in
Monitoring (A)
Password Management (A)
Security Incident Procedures
164.308(a)(6)
Response and Reporting (R)
Contingency Plan
164.308(a)(7)
Data
Backup Plan (R)
Disaster Recovery Plan (R)
Emergency Mode Operations Plan (R)
Testing
and Revision Procedure (A)
Applications and Data Criticality Analysis (R)
Evaluation
164.308(a)(8)
(R)
Business Associate Contracts and Other Arrangements
164.308(b)(1)
Written
Contract or Other Arrangement (R)
Physical Safeguards
Facility Access Controls
164.310(a)(1)
Contingency Operations (A)
Facility Security Plan (A)
Access
Control and Validation Procedures (A)
Maintenance Records (A)
Workstation Use
164.310(b)
(R)
Workstation Security
164.310(c)
(R)
Device
and Media Controls
164.310(d)
Disposal (R)
Media
Re-use (R)
Accountability (A)
Data
Backup and Storage (A)
Technical Safeguards
Access
Control
164.312(a)(1)
Unique
User Identification (R)
Emergency Access Procedure (R)
Automatic Logoff (A)
Encryption and Decryption (A)
Audit
Controls
164.312(b)
(R)
Integrity
164.312(c)(1)
Mechanism to Authenticate Electronic Protected Health Information (A)
Person
or Entity Authentication
164.312(d)
(R)
Transmission Security
164.312(e)(1)
Integrity Controls (A)
Encryption (A)
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