Under the HIPAA Security Rule, which task is most directly the responsibility of a covered entity's designated security official?
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Answer:
The Security Rule's administrative safeguards require a covered entity to designate a security official who is responsible for developing and implementing the entity's security policies and procedures. That designation is a governance and oversight role. It does not convert the official into the person who performs routine technical maintenance, and there is no federal HIPAA compliance-certification program to which any official could attest.
Source: 45 CFR 164.308(a)(2)
