Sensitive areas include, but are not limited to:
• Areas where medications are stored.
• Areas where confidential student and client records and documents are filed.
• Areas where confidential employee records and documents are filed.
• Areas where controls for utilities can be accessed.
• Areas where money or expensive portable equipment is stored.
• Areas where potentially harmful equipment, tools and/or hazardous substances are stored.
• Campus swimming pools.
• Hillcrest computers and the computer network.
Sensitive areas will be locked at all times or constantly monitored when unlocked in order to control entry and egress. Any authorized, professional visitor to a Hillcrest campus is required to sign a Confidentiality Statement that outlines Hillcrest’s expectations for privacy and confidentiality for students, clients and student and client records.

Entry areas to campus swimming pools are locked and secured, and all pools meet or exceed local safety codes.

Access to Hillcrest computers, computerized student and client information and the Hillcrest computer network are restricted by a multi-level password system, with limited access and a firewall on the network. The Director of Information Services and the Executive Coordinator maintain copies of password lists. Access to the Internet is limited and is “filtered” according to standards set forth by the Federal Internet Protection Act. Computers used by students are not able to access the Hillcrest network. All networked computers utilize up-to-date virus software.

Key assignments are inventoried and controlled, and master keys are also inventoried, controlled and strictly limited to a small number of staff on a “need” basis.

During the overnight shift, exterior doors to all buildings are kept locked in order to limit entry to authorized personnel.