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HL7 is principally in the business of producing standards. An HL7 standard may be further classified as either an Implementation Guide or a Domain Analysis Model. Most HL7 standards do not require this further classifications (i.e., they are simply HL7 Standards.)


Implementation Guide – An implementation guide provides either constraints on a standard or guidance on implementing a standard. This includes providing guidance and constraints on using non-HL7 standards in conjunction with HL7 standards.


Criteria for qualifying for a Normative Standard

Unless a standard has been classified as an Implementation Guide or a Domain Analysis Model, the standard may be balloted as a normative standard. Implementation Guides have further requirements that must be met to qualify as a normative standard. Domain Analysis Models must conform to the ArB definition as stated at http://www.wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=Domain_Analysis_Model_ArB. As a best practice, normative standards (as opposed to normative implementation guides) should provide or reference the following:

For instance, HL7 Version 2.x has an entire chapter devoted to describing conformance to and applying constraints to the 2.x standard. HL7 Version 3 has a section on Refinement, Constraint and Localization that serves the same purpose.


Criteria for qualifying for a Normative Implementation Guide

A normative Implementation Guide shall provide constraints on a normative HL7 standard. A normative Implementation Guide may provide guidance on how to implement the standard. Going forward, normative implementation guides should be identified as “Implementation Guide – Normative”. A Normative Implementation Guide –shall indicate what parts of the guide are normative (i.e., constraining a standard) vs. what portions are non-normative (i.e., guidance). A normative implementation guide must identify the normative standard(s) which it constrains.


Informative Implementation Guide

Going forward, informative implementation guides should be indentified as “Implementation Guide – Informative”. An informative implementation guide may provide constraints on a normative standard or informative document. An informative implementation guide should provide guidance on how to implement a normative standard or informative document.






Allowed Ballot Level for HL7 Products:


All – All ballot levels allowed

N – Normative ballot allowed

D – DSTU ballot allowed

I – Informative ballot allowed

C – Comment only ballot


N/A – Not available or not applicable


HL7 Product

Create new standard

Revise current standard

Reaffirm current standard

Withdraw current standard

Implementation Guide – Normative

Implementation Guide – Informative

Arden Syntax

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

CCOW

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Domain Analysis Model

I,C

I,C

N/A

N/A

I,C

I,C

EHR Functional Model

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 2 Messaging

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 3 Messaging

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 3 Documents

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 3 Services

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 3 Foundation

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Version 3 Rules

All

All

N

C

All

I,C

Canonical SAIF

All

All

N

N/A

All

I,C

Other Documents

I,C

I,C

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

New Product

Determine product type to assess ballot level eligibility





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