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

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## Requirements: TI.5.1.2 Structured-Document Interchange Standards (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-TI.5.1.2 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: TI_5_1_2_Structured_Document_Interchange_Standards

Support the management of structured documents.

Description I:

Structured documents are an important method of facilitating the exchange of information to support care. Documents are often considered to be more permanent in nature; messages are often considered to be more transitory in nature. Examples of structured documents include: a referral from a primary care physician to a specialist; a medical summary; a discharge instruction for the patient.

Criteria N:

TI.5.1.2#01 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to exchange structured documents according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.