# VHL Holder - Verifiable Health Link v0.0.2-current

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **VHL Holder**

## ActorDefinition: VHL Holder 

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| *Official URL*:https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/ActorDefinition/VHLHolder | *Version*:0.0.2-current |
| Active as of 2026-03-12 | *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. 

* Requirements: Contact Email
  * This actor fulfills the following requirements:* A [VHL Holder](ActorDefinition-VHLHolder.md) initiates a request to a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) 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](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md). 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 Provide VHL transaction enables a [VHL Holder](ActorDefinition-VHLHolder.md) to transmit a Verified Health Link (VHL) to a [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md). 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).: No contact email has been registered.
* Requirements: Jurisdiction
  * This actor fulfills the following requirements:* A [VHL Holder](ActorDefinition-VHLHolder.md) initiates a request to a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.md) 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](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md). 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 Provide VHL transaction enables a [VHL Holder](ActorDefinition-VHLHolder.md) to transmit a Verified Health Link (VHL) to a [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.md). 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).: 001

