In plain English
This is the calendar date that marks the endpoint of a healthcare authorization. Once that date is reached, the authorization is no longer valid.
In context
Here, it labels the date when the release authorization ends and is no longer valid.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- labels the field for when the release authorization ends.
Meaning limits
This term identifies only the ending date, not who set that date or why.
Examples
“The authorization expiration date for the therapy was 15 August, even though the approval was issued in July.”
“Before releasing the records, staff checked whether the authorization expiration date had already passed.”