e1 · Domain 15

HITRUST Domain 15: Incident Management Policy Template

Domain 15 covers the full incident management lifecycle: classification and prioritization, response procedures, breach notification obligations, and the post-incident review process that closes the loop. It's a domain assessors probe hard, because a policy that hasn't been tested tends to show.

Why not just use a free generic template? Free HITRUST templates are a reasonable starting shape, and we point people to good ones on our Free Resources page. What they don't have is what this policy is built around: every one of its 41 control requirement statements carries a [BUID Reference] marker traceable to a specific HITRUST requirement, plus a HITRUST ↔ HIPAA ↔ NIST ↔ ISO 27001 crosswalk. Those are the two things that actually save time in front of an assessor.

What this policy covers

Domain 15 covers the full incident management lifecycle: classification and prioritization, response procedures, breach notification obligations, and the post-incident review process that closes the loop. It's a domain assessors probe hard, because a policy that hasn't been tested tends to show.

Who it's for

Organizations that need a documented, testable incident response process, not just a policy that says “we will respond appropriately.”

Policy sections (14 sections, 41 tagged requirements)

  • Executive Statement
  • Purpose
  • Scope
  • Regulatory and Framework Alignment
  • Information Security Governance
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Incident Management Program
  • Incident Classification and Prioritization
  • Incident Response Procedures
  • Breach Notification
  • Post-Incident Review and Lessons Learned
  • Enforcement and Sanctions
  • Operating Procedures
  • Continuous Improvement

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