Verifiable Health Link
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Verifiable Health Link, published by IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.0.2-current built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IHE/ITI.VHL/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ActorDefinition: VHL Holder

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/ActorDefinition/VHLHolder Version: 0.0.2-current
Active as of 2026-03-13 Computable Name: VHLHolder

An individual—typically the patient or their delegate—who possesses a Verified Health Link (VHL), a signed data artifact that enables a VHL Receiver to verify its authenticity and access one or more health documents made available by a VHL Sharer.

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Requirements This actor fulfills the following requirements:
  • Request that a VHL authorization mechanism be issued:

    A VHL Holder initiates a request to a VHL Sharer to generate a Verified Health Link (VHL) that references one or more health documents. The resulting VHL allows the Holder to subsequently share access to those documents with a VHL Receiver. The Holder MAY include optional parameters to constrain or protect the issued VHL-such as defining an expiration period, scoping which documents are included, or requiring a passcode for retrieval. These parameters guide the Sharer's issuance of the VHL and influence the conditions under which the associated documents may be accessed.

    Preconditions:

    • The VHL Holder SHALL trust that the VHL Sharer has been authorized by its jurisdiction to generate VHLs and to provide access to the corresponding health documents.
    • Optionally, the VHL Holder has selected consent directives or selective disclosure preferences, as permitted by the applicable content profile.
  • Provide VHL:

    The Provide VHL transaction enables a VHL Holder to transmit a Verified Health Link (VHL) to a VHL Receiver. The VHL serves as a signed authorization mechanism that allows the Receiver to subsequently retrieve one or more health documents from a VHL Sharer.

    Depending on the use case, the VHL MAY be rendered or transmitted using formats such as QR code or deep link (HTTPS URL).