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Codesystem-conformance-expectation.xml

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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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