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Conformance-expectation.json

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Definition for Value SetConformanceExpectation

{
  "resourceType": "ValueSet",
  "id": "conformance-expectation",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2015-03-27T00:13:00.999+11:00",
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
    ]
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
      "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.550"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/conformance-expectation",
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "name": "ConformanceExpectation",
  "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 in order for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2015-03-27T00:13:00+11:00",
  "define": {
    "extension": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
        "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.550"
      }
    ],
    "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/conformance-expectation",
    "caseSensitive": true,
    "concept": [
      {
        "code": "SHALL",
        "display": "S H A L L",
        "definition": "Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant."
      },
      {
        "code": "SHOULD",
        "display": "S H O U L D",
        "definition": "Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration."
      },
      {
        "code": "MAY",
        "display": "M A Y",
        "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": "S H O U L D N O T",
        "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.