13.7.1 Prior to submitting a validated assessment to HITRUST, the External Assessor’s Engagement Executive and Quality Assurance Review Executive are required to perform a quality assurance review of the assessment’s documentation.

13.7.2 This pre-submission QA review should be driven by the items in the QA Checklist within MyCSF. The review focuses on whether the HITRUST requirements were observed.

13.7.3 The QA Checklist in MyCSF is required to be electronically completed by the Engagement Executive and Quality Assurance Review Executive during the Performing Validation phase of the assessment workflow after the Test Plan has been uploaded and the External Assessor Time Sheet has been completed.