Updated Industry Guideline: 06.03 Executive Protection

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Updated Industry Guideline: 06.03 Executive Protection

August 2025                                                                               Contact:

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Executive Protection programs and risk preparedness is always evolving.  Threats and potential risk to senior healthcare executives continues to be a focus for health security programs.  In 2022, the IAHSS Council on Guidelines published Healthcare Security Industry Guideline 06.03: Executive Protection Program. 

In recognition of the changing dynamics around executive protection, the Council on Guidelines refreshed the existing Executive Protection guideline to reflect enhancements developed over the past three years in the areas of executive travel, residential and office security vulnerability assessments, and cybersecurity.  The updated guideline is available here.

Mike Lauer, Council on Guidelines Chair and Vice President Emergency Preparedness and Public Safety for BJC Health System, stated:

“Executive protection continues to be a priority for our healthcare security programs.  Developing executive protection programs, or developing executive protection teams, continues to become more prevalent in healthcare.  The updates to this guideline will help our programs be responsive and adaptive to an ever-changing environment.”

The IAHSS Council on Guidelines is composed of volunteer members who are experienced healthcare security professionals and leaders. Each year, the Council develops new healthcare security industry guidelines and reviews existing ones on a three-year cycle to ensure relevance and effective.

About IAHSS

The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) is the only organization exclusively focused to professionals who lead security and safety programs in healthcare facilities. With over 4,000 members worldwide, IAHSS brings together experts healthcare security, law enforcement, safety, and emergency management.

For more than fifty-six years, IAHSS has supported the field through industry guidelines, educational and networking opportunities, and its biannual Journal of Healthcare Protection Management.

IAHSS has certified tens of thousands of professionals through its Basic, Advanced, Supervisor, and Safety Certificate programs. It also offers the Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator designation, widely recognized as the gold standard for leadership in healthcare security.

Through its commitment to professional development and industry advancement, IAHSS continues to elevate the role of healthcare security professionals and promote safer environments for patients, staff, and visitors.