HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1
2.1.1 - Normative

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## Requirements: RI.1.1.8 Transmit Record Lifecycle Event (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-RI.1.1.8 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: RI_1_1_8_Transmit_Record_Lifecycle_Event

Transmit Record Entries (1 or more instances)

Description I:

Occurs when an agent causes the system to send record entry content from one (EHR/PHR/other) system to another.

Reference: ISO 21089-2018, Section 15.8.

Criteria N:

RI.1.1.8#01 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to transmit Record Entry content to external systems, retaining original, unaltered content and signature bindings, Action and Record Entry provenance and metadata.
RI.1.1.8#02 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to transmit Record Entry extracts to external systems, including content, context, provenance and metadata.
RI.1.1.8#03 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to capture the identity of the patient or individual subject to whom Record Entry content was transmitted.
RI.1.1.8#04 | SHOULD dependent conditional | IF a specific recipient is known, THEN the system SHOULD transmit protected Record Entry content based on established permissions and according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.
RI.1.1.8#05 | SHOULD conditional | IF known and explicit as to Record Entry content being transmitted, THEN the system SHOULD transmit corresponding authorizations and patient consent permissions.
RI.1.1.8#06 | SHALL | The system SHALL conform to function TI.1.6 (Secure Data Exchange).
RI.1.1.8#07 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to extract Record Entry content prior to transmittal, conforming to function RI.1.1.13 (Extract Record Entry Content).
RI.1.1.8#08 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to de-identify Record Entry content prior to transmittal, conforming to function RI.1.1.10 (De-Identify Record Entries).
RI.1.1.8#09 | SHALL dependent | The system SHALL provide the ability to transmit updates (new versions) of Record Entry Content to known recipients of prior versions according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.
RI.1.1.8#10 | SHALL dependent | The system SHALL provide the ability to transmit with each exchange the most recent or all versions of Record Entry Content according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.