Verifiable Health Link
0.0.2-current - ci-build
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
Active as of 2025-06-16 |
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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: Requirements RequestVHLDocument</b></p><a name=\"RequestVHLDocument\"> </a><a name=\"hcRequestVHLDocument\"> </a><p>These requirements apply to the actor <a href=\"ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.html\">VHL Receiver</a></p><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b><a name=\"retrieve-health-document\"> </a></b>Retrieve single health document</td><td>SHALL</td><td><div><p>Initiate a request to retrieve a single health document from a <a href=\"ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.html\">VHL Sharer</a>, using a previously received and validated Verified Health Link (VHL)</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b><a name=\"verify-digital-signature\"> </a></b>Verify digital signature</td><td>MAY</td><td><div><p>Verify the digital signature of the returned health document to confirm its authenticity, integrity, and provenance, as defined in the <a href=\"Requirements-VerifyDocumentSignature.html\">Verify Document Signature</a> requirement</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b><a name=\"record-audit-event\"> </a></b>Record audit event</td><td>MAY</td><td><div><p>Record an audit event documenting the access request by the Receiver, in accordance with the <a href=\"Requirements-AuditEventReceived.html\">Audit Event – Received Health Data</a> requirement</p>\n</div></td></tr></table></div>"
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"description" : "The [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.html) SHALL initiate a request to retrieve a single health document from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.html), using a previously received and validated Verified Health Link (VHL).\n\nThis transaction SHALL be conducted over a mutually authenticated TLS (mTLS) channel. Both the Receiver and Sharer SHALL validate each other's participation in the trust network using PKI material published by the [Trust Anchor](ActorDefinition-TrustAnchor.html).\n\n**Optional behaviors:**\n* The VHL Receiver MAY verify the digital signature of the returned health document to confirm its authenticity, integrity, and provenance, as defined in the [Verify Document Signature](Requirements-VerifyDocumentSignature.html) requirement.\n* The VHL Sharer MAY record an audit event documenting the access request by the Receiver, in accordance with the [Audit Event – Received Health Data](Requirements-AuditEventReceived.html) requirement.",
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