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164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) — Authorisation and supervision (A)
high
access-controlprivileged-access
Requirement
Implement procedures for the authorisation and supervision of workforce members who work with electronic protected health information or in locations where it might be accessed.
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
authoris…authoriz…approvalsupervis…approve
Required element 2 — any one of
accessephiworkforcepersonnel
Supporting terms — specificity signals
manager approvaldocumented requestrole-basedminimum necessarymonitored
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | A.8.2 | Privileged access rights | privileged-access access-control |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.AA-05 | Access permissions follow least privilege and separation of duties | access-control privileged-access |
| GDPR | Art.29 | Processing under the authority of the controller | access-control |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.100(e) & 1798.150 | Reasonable security procedures | access-control |
| SOC 2 | CC6.2 | Registration and authorisation of new users | access-control |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.3 | Segregation of duties | access-control |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.15 | Access control | access-control |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.18 | Access rights review | access-control |