Desirable means the terms “may”, “can”, “should”, “preferably”, or “prefers” identifies a desirable or a discretionary item or factor for the Department to determine.
Appropriate means the treatment's timing and setting are proper and cost effective. Medical treatments which are not proven, effective and appropriate are not covered by the Plan.
determine or “determined” means as determined by the Board or the Committee (or its designee) in its sole discretion.
Protect means taking measures to safeguard personally identifiable information and prevent its breach that are functionally equivalent to those called for in that OMB memorandum and elaborated on in the [federal] General Services Administration (GSA) Directive CIO P 2180.1 GSA Rules of Behavior for Handling Personally Identifiable Information.
Necessary means more than desirable but less than indispensable or absolute necessity. Accordingly, the test is one of reasonable necessity and involves consideration of alternative measures which may make disclosure of the requested information unnecessary. Disclosure under the FOIA must therefore be the least intrusive means of achieving the legitimate aim in question.