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

## : Request VHL Document - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-03-12

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    <Requirements xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="RequestVHLDocument"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <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>
    </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>
    </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>
    </div></td></tr></table></div>
      </text>
      <url
           value="https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/RequestVHLDocument"/>
      <version value="0.0.2-current"/>
      <name value="RequestVHLDocument"/>
      <title value="Request VHL Document"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <date value="2026-03-12T12:40:14+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee"/>
      <contact>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="https://www.ihe.net/ihe_domains/it_infrastructure/"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <telecom>
          <system value="email"/>
          <value value="iti@ihe.net"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <name value="IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="email"/>
          <value value="iti@ihe.net"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description
                   value="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).

    This transaction SHALL be conducted over a secure 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).

    **Optional behaviors:**
    * 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.
    * 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."/>
      <jurisdiction>
        <coding>
          <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
          <code value="001"/>
        </coding>
      </jurisdiction>
      <actor
             value="https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/ActorDefinition/VHLReceiver"/>
      <statement>
        <key value="retrieve-health-document"/>
        <label value="Retrieve single health document"/>
        <conformance value="SHALL"/>
        <requirement
                     value="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)"/>
      </statement>
      <statement>
        <key value="verify-digital-signature"/>
        <label value="Verify digital signature"/>
        <conformance value="MAY"/>
        <requirement
                     value="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"/>
      </statement>
      <statement>
        <key value="record-audit-event"/>
        <label value="Record audit event"/>
        <conformance value="MAY"/>
        <requirement
                     value="Record an audit event documenting the access request by the Receiver, in accordance with the [Audit Event – Received Health Data](Requirements-AuditEventReceived.html) requirement"/>
      </statement>
    </Requirements>