Definition for Code SystemConformanceExpectation

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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-24T20:46:00.100+00:00"/> 
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      This code system 

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        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem conformance-expectation</b> 
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      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/conformance-expectation</code>  defines the following codes:
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            <b> Code</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">SHALL
            <a name="conformance-expectation-SHALL"> </a> 
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          <td> Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant.</td> 
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        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">SHOULD
            <a name="conformance-expectation-SHOULD"> </a> 
          </td> 
          Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support
             it should only occur after careful consideration.

          <td> Support for the specified capability/requirement is strongly encouraged, and failure
             to support it should only occur after careful consideration.</td> 

        </tr> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">MAY
            <a name="conformance-expectation-MAY"> </a> 
          </td> 
          Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant,
             and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.

          <td> Support for the specified capability/requirement is not necessary to be considered
             conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.</td> 

        </tr> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">SHOULD-NOT
            <a name="conformance-expectation-SHOULD-NOT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only
             after careful consideration.

          <td> Support for the specified capability/requirement is strongly discouraged and should
             occur only after careful consideration.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">SHALL-NOT            <a name="conformance-expectation-SHALL-NOT"> </a>           </td>           <td> Support for the specified capability/requirement is prohibited and should not occur

             only in any circumstance.</td> 

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    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/conformance-expectation"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1271"/> 
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  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.839"/> 
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  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.381"/> 
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  <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> 
  <name value="ConformanceExpectation"/> 
  <title value="Conformance Expectation"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  
  

  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> 
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  </contact> 
  <description value="ConformanceExpectation"/> 
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    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
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  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/conformance-expectation"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="SHALL"/> 
    <display value="SHALL"/> 
    <definition value="Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="SHOULD"/> 
    <display value="SHOULD"/> 
    Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support
     it should only occur after careful consideration.

    <definition value="Support for the specified capability/requirement is strongly encouraged, and failure
     to support it should only occur after careful consideration."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="MAY"/> 
    <display value="MAY"/> 
    Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant,
     and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.

    <definition value="Support for the specified capability/requirement is not necessary to be considered
     conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="SHOULD-NOT"/> 
    <display value="SHOULD-NOT"/> 
    Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only
     after careful consideration.

    <definition value="Support for the specified capability/requirement is strongly discouraged and should
     occur only after careful consideration."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="SHALL-NOT"/>     <display value="SHALL-NOT"/>     <definition value="Support for the specified capability/requirement is prohibited and should not occur

     only in any circumstance."/> 

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