164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) Authorization and Supervision (Addressable)
164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) in HIPAA Security Rule (the HIPAA Security Rule as it currently stands). All HIPAA Security Rule controls held. Open HIPAA Security Rule on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
Authorization and Supervision (Addressable). Implement procedures for authorization and supervision of workforce members who work with ePHI. NIST recommends formal approval workflows and supervisory checks for sensitive functions.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC1.5 CC1.5 Accountability for internal control responsibilities (COSO principle 5) (closest match)
- SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10) (closest match)
- SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials (closest match)
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
- NIST800-AC-2 AC-2 Account Management (closest match)
- NIST800-CA-6 CA-6 Authorization (closest match)
- NIST800-PM-10 PM-10 Authorization Process (closest match)
- NIST800-PS-1 PS-1 Policy and Procedures (closest match)
- NIST800-PS-7 PS-7 External Personnel Security (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: Administrative), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the risk analysis and risk-management records
- the workforce clearance, training and sanction records
- the access-authorisation and termination records
- the contingency-plan test and evaluation records