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 Documents - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-03-12

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    {
      "resourceType" : "Requirements",
      "id" : "RequestVHLDocuments",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: Requirements RequestVHLDocuments</b></p><a name=\"RequestVHLDocuments\"> </a><a name=\"hcRequestVHLDocuments\"> </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-documents\"> </a></b>Retrieve health documents</td><td>SHALL</td><td><div><p>Initiate a request to retrieve a set of health documents</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b><a name=\"initiate-authenticate-node\"> </a></b>Initiate Authenticate Node</td><td>MAY</td><td><div><p>Initiate Authenticate Node <a href=\"https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/TF/Volume2/ITI-19.html#3.19\">ITI-19</a> transaction to establish a secure connection and validate participation in the trust network using PKI material published by the trust anchor.</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>"
      },
      "url" : "https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/RequestVHLDocuments",
      "version" : "0.0.2-current",
      "name" : "RequestVHLDocuments",
      "title" : "Request VHL Documents",
      "status" : "active",
      "date" : "2026-03-12T12:40:14+00:00",
      "publisher" : "IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee",
      "contact" : [
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              "system" : "url",
              "value" : "https://www.ihe.net/ihe_domains/it_infrastructure/"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "telecom" : [
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              "system" : "email",
              "value" : "iti@ihe.net"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name" : "IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee",
          "telecom" : [
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              "system" : "email",
              "value" : "iti@ihe.net"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "The [VHL Receiver](ActorDefinition-VHLReceiver.html) SHALL initiate a request to retrieve a set of health documents from a [VHL Sharer](ActorDefinition-VHLSharer.html), using a previously received and validated Verified Health Link (VHL).\n\nBoth 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 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.\n* This transaction MAY be conducted over a secure channel, as defined in the [Audit Trail and Node Authentication (ATNA)](https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/TF/Volume1/ch-9.html#9.1) Profile.",
      "jurisdiction" : [
        {
          "coding" : [
            {
              "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
              "code" : "001"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "actor" : [
        🔗 "https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/ActorDefinition/VHLReceiver"
      ],
      "statement" : [
        {
          "key" : "retrieve-health-documents",
          "label" : "Retrieve health documents",
          "conformance" : [
            "SHALL"
          ],
          "requirement" : "Initiate a request to retrieve a set of health documents"
        },
        {
          "key" : "initiate-authenticate-node",
          "label" : "Initiate Authenticate Node",
          "conformance" : [
            "MAY"
          ],
          "requirement" : "Initiate Authenticate Node [ITI-19](https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/TF/Volume2/ITI-19.html#3.19) transaction to establish a secure connection and validate participation in the trust network using PKI material published by the trust anchor."
        },
        {
          "key" : "record-audit-event",
          "label" : "Record audit event",
          "conformance" : [
            "MAY"
          ],
          "requirement" : "Record an audit event documenting the access request by the Receiver, in accordance with the [Audit Event – Received Health Data](Requirements-AuditEventReceived.html) requirement"
        }
      ]
    }