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Compliance Action Plan

Critical regulatory findings from the February 2026 audit. All items require immediate attention.

5

Critical Items

5

Policies to Update

Ongoing

Training Required

45 days

Fastest Deadline

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Reproductive Health Care Privacy (NPP Revisions)
critical
Federal
Effective: 2026-02-16
136 days overdue

Due: 2026-04-15

Regulatory Change

Update NPP to include specific language regarding reproductive health information privacy and how PHI is handled in light of legal requests.

Impact on Evangeline

Evangeline must ensure privacy notices explicitly reflect protections for reproductive/gender-affirming care and staff understand attestation requirements.

Required Actions

  • Review existing NPP and identify gaps
  • Add reproductive health-specific language
  • Implement law enforcement request verification procedures
  • Train staff on new requirements
  • Document staff training completion

Related Policy: HIPAA Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

ADA Title II / Section 504 Web Accessibility Final Rule
critical
Federal
Effective: 2026-04-24
127 days overdue

Due: 2026-04-24

Regulatory Change

All public-facing digital content must conform to WCAG 2.1, Level AA standards.

Impact on Evangeline

Evangeline's website and digital resources must be audited for accessibility to maintain federal/state grant eligibility.

Required Actions

  • Conduct WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility audit
  • Identify and prioritize accessibility barriers
  • Remediate critical issues (alt text, navigation, color contrast)
  • Test with screen readers
  • Document compliance efforts

Related Policy: Digital Accessibility & Website Privacy Policy

Georgia HB 1409: Mandated Reporting Revision
critical
Georgia
Effective: 2025-07-01
60 days overdue

Due: 2026-06-30

Regulatory Change

Mandates use of secure web-based platform for child abuse reports and adds reproductive health facility personnel to mandated reporters list with 24-hour reporting window.

Impact on Evangeline

Employees and volunteers must be retrained on 24-hour timeline and DFCS secure portal requirements.

Required Actions

  • Train all mandated reporters on 24-hour requirement
  • Provide DFCS portal access and procedures
  • Clarify reproductive health personnel status
  • Document mandatory reporter status for all staff
  • Establish incident response procedure
  • Maintain training records

Related Policy: Child Protection & Mandated Reporting Policy

Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act (SB 473)
critical
Georgia
Effective: 2026-07-01
89 days overdue

Due: 2026-06-01

Regulatory Change

Georgia's comprehensive data privacy law granting consumers rights to access, delete, and opt-out of data sharing.

Impact on Evangeline

Evangeline must implement data subject request mechanisms and update privacy disclosures.

Required Actions

  • Implement data subject request mechanism (web form)
  • Create data access/deletion/opt-out procedures
  • Update privacy policy with data processing categories
  • Establish 45-day response timeline
  • Train staff on privacy requests
  • Document all requests and responses

Related Policy: Data Privacy & Information Security Policy

Amended Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code (Officer Restrictions)
critical
Georgia
Effective: 2025-01-01
151 days overdue

Due: 2026-03-31

Regulatory Change

Prohibits the same individual from serving as both CEO and Secretary. Prohibits directors from voting by proxy.

Impact on Evangeline

Board structure and bylaws must be updated to ensure compliance.

Required Actions

  • Review current board officers
  • Ensure CEO and Secretary are different individuals
  • Remove proxy voting provisions from bylaws
  • Review board meeting procedures
  • File updated registration with GA Secretary of State

Related Policy: Corporate Bylaws and Board Governance Policy

Compliance Timeline
March 31, 2026
Board Governance (GA)
April 15, 2026
HIPAA Privacy NPP
April 24, 2026
Web Accessibility (Federal)
June 01, 2026
Data Privacy (GA SB 473)
June 30, 2026
Mandated Reporting (GA HB 1409)
Next Steps

1. Load Default Policies - Go to Admin → Compliance → Policies tab and load the compliance policy templates

2. Review & Customize - Review each policy and customize with Evangeline's specific details

3. Create Action Plan - Use the Action Plan tab to track remediation progress

4. Assign Owners - Assign each action to a staff member or team

5. Document Progress - Track progress, upload evidence, and mark items complete

6. Re-Audit - Run compliance audit after remediation to verify improvements