164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) 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.
4
artefacts
1
held by a system
1
at each review
moderate
to go live
Identity provider / directory
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Privileged action monitoring · Identity provider / directory
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Supervisor sign-off records · Identity provider / directory
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Access request and approval forms · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Workforce supervision policy · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 1 of 4 artefacts that already live in a system (Identity provider / directory); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Access granted without supervisor approval
- Privileged users unsupervised
- Approvals retained only in email
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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