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164.308(a)(3)(ii)(B) — Workforce clearance procedure (A)

medium hr-screeningonboarding

Requirement

Implement procedures to determine that the access of a workforce member to electronic protected health information is appropriate.

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
clearancebackground checkscreeningappropriate accessverif…
Supporting terms — specificity signals
pre-employmentroledocumentedcontractorre-verification

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
ISO 27001 A.6.1 Screening hr-screening onboarding
SOC 2 CC1.4 Competence of personnel hr-screening
SOC 2 CC6.2 Registration and authorisation of new users onboarding
ISO 27001 A.6.2 Terms and conditions of employment onboarding
ISO 27001 A.5.16 Identity management onboarding