designated action designated process of access (1) Access is a complex issue. We intend this class to cover instances whereby an entity may gain the ability to act upon an object whereby they previously were not able to do so. Examples may include: accessing PHI in a database, linking sensitive information to a biospecimen repository, ect. A 'designated action' that designates a process of access as permissable. Cooper Stansbury, Elizabeth Umberfield, Kathleen Ford, Marcy Harris access: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access (1) to get at (2) to gain access to (3) to be able to use, enter, or get near (something) (4) to open or load (a computer file, an Internet site, etc.) (5) permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing (6) freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something