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

## ActorDefinition: VHL Holder

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.

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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).