Understanding evidence packages

This guide explains the evidence package: the audit-ready artifact AuditHalo produces when a supervision session is fully signed. It is the thing you hand to a board or accreditation reviewer to show a session happened, who was there, and that the record has not changed since.

When a package is created

A package is generated automatically the moment every required signer has signed a session. The supervisor signs first, the supervisee countersigns, and for a group session every attendee signs. See How to log and sign a supervision session.

What it contains

• The session metadata: date, duration, type, and the credentials in effect at signing.
• The assigned rule the session counts toward.
• Every signature, with signer name, role, timestamp, and IP.
• A canonical record of the above, plus a SHA-256 hash of that record.

The hash is what makes the package tamper-evident: if any field in the sealed record were altered, the hash would no longer match, and verification would fail.

[Screenshot: a sealed evidence package showing session details, signatures, and the verification hash]

Download the PDF

Each sealed package is available as a PDF for your records or to attach to a board submission. Download it from the sealed session.

AuditHalo uses one of two PDF templates depending on the organization: a standard AuditHalo template, or the Recovery Innovations Clinical Supervision Form for RI organizations. See The RI Clinical Supervision Form.

Note: For organizations connected to Paycor, sealed evidence packages are queued for delivery to the employee's Documents folder in Paycor. See Connecting Paycor.

Why the hash matters

A signature shows intent. The hash shows integrity. Together they let an outside reviewer trust the record without trusting your database: they can confirm the sealed content is exactly what was signed. See Verifying an evidence package.

What's next

• Verify a package independently. See Verifying an evidence package.
• Understand the signing flow that seals it. See How to log and sign a supervision session.