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POLICY NO: '''6009'''<br />
EFFECTIVE DATE: '''02/10/05'''<br /><br />
<big>'''Secure Area Card Access Control Policy'''</big>
<big>'''Secure Area Card Access Control Policy'''</big>
 
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== Basis for Policy ==
 
=== Basis for Policy ===
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UNMC has designated areas where limited, independent access/egress (exit) is necessary to provide security and safety for employees, faculty, students, patients, visitors, and staff. Various means will be utilized to help control access/egress to these secured areas. These include card access, alarms, and other means of securing the area.
UNMC has designated areas where limited, independent access/egress (exit) is necessary to provide security and safety for employees, faculty, students, patients, visitors, and staff. Various means will be utilized to help control access/egress to these secured areas. These include card access, alarms, and other means of securing the area.
 
== Secure Area Card Access Policy ==
 
=== Secure Area Card Access Policy ===
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Designated Access Control Representatives will have final authority to authorize independent card access and access locations for their department(s).
Designated Access Control Representatives will have final authority to authorize independent card access and access locations for their department(s).


Criteria for authorizing independent access shall include but not be limited to:
Criteria for authorizing independent access shall include but not be limited to:  
 
   
* The secured area is the staff’s designated primary work area (includes department employees and may include physicians and other health care providers designated by the department Access Control Representative)
* The secured area is the staff’s designated primary work area (includes department employees and may include physicians and other health care providers designated by the department Access Control Representative)
*     Staff who need to access the secured area for patient care emergencies and no staff is available to give them access
* Staff who need to access the secured area for patient care emergencies and no staff is available to give them access
*     Designated Security personnel<br />
* Designated Security personnel
 


Access to a secured area will be authorized based on necessity and not convenience.
Access to a secured area will be authorized based on necessity and not convenience.
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Visitors, staff and health care providers without proper identification may be asked to sign in and out before they enter and exit a secured area with controlled access.
Visitors, staff and health care providers without proper identification may be asked to sign in and out before they enter and exit a secured area with controlled access.
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Any secured area with controlled access should have staff available to permit access/egress or a means shall be available to allow access.  
Any secured area with controlled access should have staff available to permit access/egress or a means shall be available to allow access.  
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The UNMC UNeCard Office administers the access control system in coordination with UNMC Facilities Management and the UNMC Security Department.
For more information on Secure Area Card Access Control, see Secure Area Card Access Control Procedures or the Photo ID card website, or contact the Photo ID Office.
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The [http://app1.unmc.edu/bus&fin/index.cfm?L2_ID=6&L1_ID=4&L3_ID=48&CONREF=47 UNMC UNeCard Office] administers the [http://info.unmc.edu/unecard/access.htm access control system] in coordination with [http://app1.unmc.edu/bus&fin/index.cfm?L2_ID=5&L1_ID=4&CONREF=8 UNMC Facilities Management] and the [http://app1.unmc.edu/bus&fin/index.cfm?L2_ID=6&L1_ID=4&L3_ID=44&CONREF=43 UNMC Security Department].


Identification Card Policy / Secure Area Card Access Control Procedures
For more information on Secure Area Card Access Control, see [[Secure Area Card Access Control Procedures]] or the [http://info.unmc.edu/unecard/ Photo ID card website], or contact the [mailto:ktilford@unmc.edu Photo ID Office].


[[Identification Card]] Policy / [[Secure Area Card Access Control Procedures]]


This policy replaces UNMC Policy #6008 (UNeCard Photo Identification and Secure Card Access Control Policy), issued on 03/17/03.
This policy replaces UNMC Policy #6008 (UNeCard Photo Identification and Secure Card Access Control Policy), issued on 03/17/03.
This page updated on Friday, February 04, 2005, by dkp.
This page updated on Friday, February 04, 2005, by [mailto:dpanowic@unmc.edu dkp].


Last Review by Policy Owner:  January 17, 2007
'''Last Review by Policy Owner:  January 17, 2007'''