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disclose to

It means the person or organization to whom the information may be disclosed or released.

In plain English

This identifies who would receive the information if it is shared. That recipient can be a person or an organization.

In context

Here, it introduces the person or organization named as the recipient of the released records.

Situation
Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
What it communicates
introduces the name or organization that should receive the released records.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say whether any disclosure will actually occur.

Examples

“The disclose-to entry named the school nurse, not the diagnosis, and the file was never released.”

Core meaning

“The clerk put the local clinic on the disclose-to line before filing the records request.”

In context