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164.308(a)(1)(ii)(C) — Sanction policy (R)
medium
policy-governance
Requirement
Apply appropriate sanctions against workforce members who fail to comply with the security policies and procedures of the covered entity or business associate.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
sanctiondisciplinaryviolationnon-compliance
Required element 2 — any one of
policyworkforceemployeepersonnel
Supporting terms — specificity signals
documentedcommunicatedhrprogressivetermination
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.24 | Responsibility of the controller | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.31 | Cooperation with the supervisory authority | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC5.1 | Selection and development of control activities | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC5.3 | Deployment through policies and procedures | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.1 | Policies for information security | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.6.4 | Disciplinary process | policy-governance |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.1 | Information security policy | policy-governance |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | GV.PO-01 | Cybersecurity policy is established and communicated | policy-governance |