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Definition for Code System ConformanceExpectation
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "conformance-expectation",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
"lastUpdated" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1271"
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1271"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"version" : "4.2.0",
"name" : "ConformanceExpectation",
"title" : "ConformanceExpectation",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"date" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification.",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/conformance-expectation",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "SHALL",
"display" : "SHALL",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant."
},
{
"code" : "SHOULD",
"display" : "SHOULD",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration."
},
{
"code" : "MAY",
"display" : "MAY",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional."
},
{
"code" : "SHOULD-NOT",
"display" : "SHOULD-NOT",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration."
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.