The system SHALL provide the ability for the PHR Account Holder to capture an indication that a PHR Account Holder has completed applicable consent directives and authorizations according to organizational policy and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture information regarding the external location of the PHR Account Holder's applicable consent directives and authorizations according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to manage consent directives and authorizations according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law (e.g., capturing the PHR Account Holder's personal representative’s authority (such as a note from the PHR Account Holder or a pointer to a legal document) to enable decisions to be made on behalf of the PHR Account Holder).

The system SHALL provide the ability to manage an indication that a PHR Account Holder has granted access, withheld access, or revoked access to applicable consent directives and authorizations according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system MAY provide the ability to manage consent and authorization forms on-line according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to render consent and authorization forms (including, for example, in print-format) according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system MAY render electronic copies of authorization and/or consent directives associated with a specific clinical activity, such as a treatment or surgery according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to render electronic copies of authorization and/or consent directives chronologically according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to manage documentation related to a PHR Account Holder Proxy's consent or authorization according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture information that identifies the signer (and co-signer, if any) of a consent and/or authorization document according to user preference, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.