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Participation in this Initiative will require access to protected content. In support of the S&I Framework, HL7 has established a no-fee license granting participants access to this information as announced by this email from Karen Van Hentenryck, Associate Executive Director of HL7.

Letter from Associate Executive Director of HL7
Thank you for participating in the S & I Framework Initiatives; to gain access to the HL7 Standards, please click the following link to create an account on the HL7.org site. Please be sure that you sign up with the same email address that you provided for the S & I Framework Initiatives.
 * http://www.hl7.org/login/singlesignon.cfm?next=/tools/approveRole.cfm

If you already have an HL7.org account, or if after creating an account using the link above you are not presented with a message indicating that your account was approved for the S & I Framework Initiatives, please click the following link to have your account approved to download the standards. You will not be able to download the standards unless your account is approved.
 * http://www.hl7.org/tools/approveRole.cfm

Please feel free to contact me should you have questions or experience problems at karenvan@HL7.org.

How to access documents
To access the specifications for the Lab Harmonization workgroups, log in to the HL7 site and select "Standards" from the menu, then select "Version 2.x Messaging Standard", scroll down to the "VERSION 2.X INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS" section of the page where you'll find the following specifications:


 * Step 1**- Select click here.




 * Step 2-** Populate individual, address, phone, and credential tabs.




 * Step 3-** Select standards from the menu.




 * Step 4-** Select "Version 2.x Messaging Standard", scroll down to the "VERSION 2.X INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS" section of the page where you'll find the following specifications:
 * HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 1 (US Realm) in PDF (cited by the 2010 Final Rule for Meaningful Use)
 * HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Orders and Observations; Ambulatory Care Lab Result (ELINCS), Release 1 in PDF
 * HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Orders and Observations; Interoperable Laboratory Result Reporting to EHR, Release 1 in PDF

Approval Timeline
It can take 1-2 business days after you submit your statement of commitment to receive access to the HL7 restricted-access content.