What is a required plan under the administrative safeguard for unexpected events?

The required plan under the administrative safeguard for unexpected events is a contingency plan. This type of plan is critical because it outlines the procedures and actions that an organization must take in response to unforeseen incidents that could disrupt normal operations, such as natural disasters, data breaches, or system failures.

A contingency plan allows an organization to maintain or quickly resume essential functions, recover data, and protect sensitive information. It typically includes risk assessments, response measures, resource allocations, and communication protocols to ensure that everyone involved knows their roles in an emergency.

In contrast, other options such as a backup execution plan, incident reporting plan, or crisis management plan also play significant roles in overall organizational preparedness but focus on narrower aspects of emergency response or recovery. A backup execution plan primarily deals with data recovery, while an incident reporting plan focuses on documenting and managing security breaches. A crisis management plan oversees communication and strategic responses during a larger scale crisis. While all these plans are important, they do not fully encapsulate the wide-ranging response needed for unexpected events as a contingency plan does.