LOINC Code 64292-6: Release of information consent Document

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Release of information consent. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Patient

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Release of information consent Document
• Release of information consent
• A document containing the patient's consent for release of information, i.e. their protected health information (PHI), for a particular purpose. The consent form may include authorization to release information on the patient's medical condition(s) and treatment(s), personal identifying information, or financial information.
• DOC.ONT; Document; Finding; Findings; Form; Point in time; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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