; and (B) a description of each purpose for which the covered entity is permitted or required to use or disclose protected health information without the patient’s written authorization (as required by subsection (b)(2) of such section 164.520). (j) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit— (1) a patient’s right, as described in section 164.522 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, to request a restriction on the use or disclosure of a record referred to in section 543(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(a) ) for purposes of treatment, payment, or health care operations; or (2) a covered entity’s choice, as described in section 164.506 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, to obtain the consent of the individual to use or disclose a record referred to in such section 543(a) to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operation. (k) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) any person treating a patient through a program or activity with respect to which the confidentiality requirements of section 543 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd–2 ) apply is encouraged to access the applicable State-based prescription drug monitoring program when clinically appropriate; (2) patients have the right to request a restriction on the use or disclosure of a record referred to in section 543(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(a) ) for treatment, payment, or health care operations; (3) covered entities should make every reasonable effort to the extent feasible to comply with a patient’s request for a restriction regarding such use or disclosure; (4) for purposes of applying section 164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, the definition of health care operations shall have the meaning given such term in such section, except that clause (v) of paragraph (6) shall not apply