ConformanceExpectation - HL7 Terminology (THO) v5.5.0

HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: ConformanceExpectation

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation		Version: 1.0.0
Draft as of 2020-04-09	Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: ConformanceExpectation
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1271
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Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

ConformanceExpectation

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation defines the following codes:

Code	Definition
SHALL	Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant.
SHOULD	Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration.
MAY	Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.
SHOULD-NOT	Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration.