What is the correct definition of a release of information authorization

What is the correct definition of a release of information authorization?

A request for the healthcare provider or facility to provide the patient or the patient’s representative with a log, or accounting, of all instances in which the patient’s PHI was disclosed to other entities or persons.

A request by a patient or a patient’s representative for the healthcare facility or provider to release some or all of the patient’s medical record history.

A covered entity must take reasonable steps to verify the identity of an individual requesting access to PHI under the Privacy Rule. The Rule does not require any specific form of verification (e.g. a copy of a driver’s license or state identification card). Rather, the Rule leaves the type and manner of verification to the covered entity’s discretion and judgment. However, the verification must not “create barriers to or unreasonably delay the individual from obtaining access to his or her PHI”. (“Individuals’ Right under HIPAA”, n.d.).

None of the above