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title: HIPAA Compliance rule 164.312(a)(1) Access | Cloudticity
description: Learn how Cloudticity can help your organization implement CFR 164.312(a)(1) access control rule for HIPAA compliance and keep your PHI secure.
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# HIPAA Compliance 164.312(a)(1) - Access control

POSTED Aug 11, 2023 | Author [Thomas Zinn](https://blog.cloudticity.com/author/thomas-zinn), tagged in [Compliance](https://blog.cloudticity.com/topic/compliance)

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Within the [HIPAA Security Rule](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/laws-regulations/index.html) are [Administrative](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/adminsafeguards.pdf), [Physical](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/physsafeguards.pdf), and [Technical](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/techsafeguards.pdf) Safeguards. These safeguards are as important to understand as they are to implement, so let’s dive into one:

> **164.312(a)(1)** - Access control. Implement technical policies and procedures for electronic information systems that maintain ePHI to allow access only to those persons or software programs that have been granted access rights as specified in § 164.308(a)(4).

*Associated implementation specifications:*

- 164.312(a)(2)(i) - Unique User Identification (Required)
- 164.312(a)(2)(ii) - Emergency Access Procedure (Required)
- 164.312(a)(2)(iii) - Automatic Logoff (Addressable)
- 164.312(a)(2)(iv) - Encryption and Decryption (Addressable)

 

*Explanation:*

The spirit of this guideline is to provide complete transparency to each action being made on a system (unique users) and to utilize automation and security best practices to minimize a company's security footprint.

 

*How can a customer address each of these and how does Cloudticity help?*

**Important**: All specifications must have associated policies to explicitly indicate how each are addressed. If a requirement is not applicable, this should also be indicated to address it explicitly.

- To meet unique user identification guidelines:
- To meet emergency access procedure guidelines:
- To meet automatic logoff guidelines:
- To meet encryption and decryption guidelines:

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