For an r2 assessment, what is the minimum number of days an organization should wait...

For Policy and Procedure maturity levels, HITRUST requires a minimum of 30 days between creation or updates and reconsideration for testing in an r2 assessment. This ensures that the policies and procedures are not just newly drafted but have been approved, communicated, and adopted within the organization. Thirty days allows time for staff awareness, training, and initial application, which HITRUST views as necessary evidence of operationalization. Unlike Implementation maturity (which requires 90 days of operational evidence for reconsideration), documentation-based maturity levels require a shorter validation window. This distinction reflects the difference between proving written governance documents exist versus proving operational controls function consistently.