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Definition for Code System ConformanceExpectation
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="conformance-expectation"/> <meta><lastUpdated value="2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> ConformanceExpectation</h2> <div> <p> Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification.</p> </div><p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr>SHALL<td style="white-space:nowrap">SHALL <a name="conformance-expectation-SHALL"> </a> </td> <td> SHALL</td> <td> Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant.</td> </tr> <tr>SHOULD<td style="white-space:nowrap">SHOULD <a name="conformance-expectation-SHOULD"> </a> </td> <td> SHOULD</td> <td> Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration.</td> </tr> <tr>MAY<td style="white-space:nowrap">MAY <a name="conformance-expectation-MAY"> </a> </td> <td> MAY</td> <td> Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.</td> </tr> <tr>SHOULD-NOT<td style="white-space:nowrap">SHOULD-NOT <a name="conformance-expectation-SHOULD-NOT"> </a> </td> <td> SHOULD-NOT</td> <td> Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text><url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1271"/> </identifier><version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="ConformanceExpectation"/> <title value="ConformanceExpectation"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/><date value="2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification."/> <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"/> <definition value="Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="MAY"/> <display value="MAY"/> <definition value="Support for the specified capability 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"/> <definition value="Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration."/> </concept> </ CodeSystem >
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