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What does an emergency mode operation plan address?

It keeps critical business processes going while protecting ePHI in an emergency.

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  1. Keeping critical work going securely in an emergency ✔
  2. Restoring lost data after a disaster
  3. Testing backups once a year

Why: The emergency mode operation plan is required. It sets procedures to keep critical business processes going while protecting the security of ePHI during an emergency.

Huh, didn't know that: Unlike testing of contingency plans, which is addressable, this plan is required.

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Answer: Keeping critical work going securely in an emergency. The emergency mode operation plan is required. It sets procedures to keep critical business processes going while protecting the security of ePHI during an emergency.

  1. 45 CFR 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-C/section-164.308
    Emergency mode operation plan (Required). Establish (and implement as needed) procedures to enable continuation of critical business processes
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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