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Audit Program

What is Audit Program?

A scheduled series of audits planned for a specific period, prioritized based on risk assessment and covering key areas of the organization.

Audit and Assurance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as audit program. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on audit program

Requirements naming audit program across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 304011 control

Internal audit program. Control from ISO 30401 framework, domain: ISO 30401: Performance Evaluation.

ISO30401-12 · Internal audit program

TRANSITION PATH from prior QSR to QMSR: the FDA Final Rule (89 FR 7496) provides a 2-year implementation period - the QMSR applies from 2 FEBRUARY 2026 + manufacturers must fully implement the harmonised QMSR by that date.

QMSR-Transition · Transition from prior QSR + 2 February 2026 application + FDA inspection approach

Sapin II Article 1-5 - Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA). The AFA is an INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY established by Sapin II + reports to the Minister of Justice + Minister of Finance + headed by a Director nominated by Presidential Decree.

Sapin2-AFA-Inspection-Sanctions · Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA) Inspection Powers and Sanctions
HITECH Act1 control

HITECH 4-tier CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES (CMP) + enforcement (Section 17939; 45 CFR 160.404; inflation-adjusted annually). HHS OCR ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY: HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) primary federal enforcer;

HITECH-Enforcement-CMP-Tiers-StateAGs-OCR · HITECH 4-Tier Civil Monetary Penalty Structure, State AGs Enforcement and HHS OCR Settlements

Operate HIPAA Security Rule compliance using NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 as the bridge to broader NIST cybersecurity guidance per Chapter 5 of SP 800-66 Rev 2.

NISTSP66-8 · Integration with NIST RMF, Cybersecurity Framework, and OCR Enforcement Posture

Questions people ask about audit program

What is Audit Program?
A scheduled series of audits planned for a specific period, prioritized based on risk assessment and covering key areas of the organization.
Why is Audit Program important for compliance?
Audit Program is a key concept in Audit and Assurance. Understanding audit program helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Audit Program?
Audit Program appears in the requirement text of ISO 30401, FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR), French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691), HITECH Act, NIST SP 800-66. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Audit Program?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how audit program applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Audit Program applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.