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164.308(a)(4)(ii)(B) — Access authorisation (A)

critical access-control

Requirement

Implement policies and procedures for granting access to electronic protected health information, for example through access to a workstation, transaction, programme, process or other mechanism, on the minimum necessary standard.

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

minimum necessaryleast privilegeneed to knowrole-basedrbac

Required element 2 — any one of

accessgrantpermission

Supporting terms — specificity signals

documentedapprovalreviewjob functionscoped

Contradiction markers

Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.

everyone can see all records

Equivalent controls elsewhere

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

Framework	Control	Title	Shared topics
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
ISO 27001	A.6.5	Responsibilities after termination or change of employment	access-control
ISO 27001	A.8.2	Privileged access rights	access-control