HIPAA Security Rule
Policies and Procedures

HIPAA Security Rule 164.316(b)(2)(ii): Availability (Documentation)

Make documentation available to those persons responsible for implementing the procedures to which the documentation pertains.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 24 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 12.6.3 12.6.3 Security awareness training on hire and annually with acknowledgment
  • 2.1.1 2.1.1 Requirement 2 policies and procedures governed
  • 6.1.1 6.1.1 Requirement 6 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 3.1.1 3.1.1 Requirement 3 policies and procedures maintained and in use

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • SA-5 System Documentation

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • SA-5 System Documentation
  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-02 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AT-01 Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC2.2 CC2.2 Internal communication of objectives and control responsibilities (COSO principle 14)
  • SOC2-CC5.3 CC5.3 Deploying controls through policies and procedures (COSO principle 12)

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P19 Policy Direction to All Responsible Parties

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-SP-01 Documentation, communication and provision of policies and instructions
  • CCM-GRC-01 Governance Program Policy and Procedures

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures
  • 4.2 Availability

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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You are reading one control. How much of HIPAA Security Rule have you already done?

HIPAA Security Rule 164.316(b)(2)(ii) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of HIPAA Security Rule your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 53 of 67 HIPAA Security Rule controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 64 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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