LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Policy 554.02 System Access Control
 
Policy Category:  Administrative
Distribution Level:  Directly-Operated Programs and Contracted Agencies
Responsible Party:  Chief Information Office
 
Approved by Edgar M. Soto, MBA, CSP, Administrative Deputy III, on January 21, 2020
 
I.  POLICY STATEMENTS
 
This policy states the technical security requirements for electronic information systems to allow access only to persons or software programs that have appropriate access rights.

Contracted agencies shall develop an internal policy and associated procedures that are consistent with their organizational practices and meet the requirements set forth in this policy.
 
II.  DEFINITIONS
 
III.  POLICY
 
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) Chief Information Officer (CIO) must ensure that system managers/owners implement appropriate access control safeguards to allow DMH electronic information systems access only to those persons or software programs who have access clearance and have been granted access rights with a level of privilege that allows them to only access the minimum information for which they are authorized.
 
IV.  PROCEDURES
 
V.  AUTHORITIES