Verifiable Health Links
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This page is part of the Verifiable Health Links (v1.0.0-comment: Publication Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Requirements: Request VHL Documents

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/VHL/Requirements/RequestVHLDocuments Version: 1.0.0-comment
Active as of 2026-06-14 Computable Name: RequestVHLDocuments

The VHL Receiver SHALL initiate a request to retrieve a set of health documents from a VHL Sharer, using a previously received and validated Verified Health Link (VHL).

Both the Receiver and Sharer SHALL validate each other's participation in the trust network using PKI material published by the Trust Anchor.

Optional behaviors:

These requirements apply to the actor VHL Receiver

Retrieve health documentsSHALL

Initiate a request to retrieve a set of health documents

Initiate Authenticate NodeMAY

Initiate Authenticate Node ITI-19 transaction to establish a secure connection and validate participation in the trust network using PKI material published by the trust anchor.

Record audit eventMAY

Record an audit event documenting the access request by the Receiver, in accordance with the Audit Event – Received Health Data requirement