Media Re-Use

The Media Re-Use Physical Section task requires agencies implement procedures for removal of EPHI from electronic media before the media are made available for re-use.

This task is similar to the Disposal Task except it addresses those cases when the media or device is going to be re-used as opposed to destroyed. It is best not to re-use backup tapes. They should generally always be destroyed. You may, however wish to re-use a server, workstation, laptop, or other device that may have had EPHI on it. In this case the use of a disk "cleaning" utility will be required. A log of this process should be kept as well.