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Definition for Code System ConformanceExpectation
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="conformance-expectation"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+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 in order for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/conformance-expectation defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>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> <td>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> <td>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> <td>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://hl7.org/fhir/conformance-expectation"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.381"/> </identifier> <version value="1.8.0"/> <name value="ConformanceExpectation"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <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> <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/> <description value="Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected in order 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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