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Current Consensus Bodies include:

ANSI Approved Standards

Document Title Consensus Body Document Number ANSI Approved On
Applicability Statement for Secure Health Transport, Version1.3 (Commonly known as “The Direct Standard®”) The Direct Standard® ANSI/DS 2019-01-100-2021 5/13/21
Trusted Instant Messaging Plus (TIM+) Applicability Statement Version 1.1.1 TIM+ ANSI/DS 2019-02-100-2021 9/30/21
Event Notifications via the Direct Standard® Event Notifications via Direct ANSI/DS
2020 – 03-101-2024
01/04/24
Event Notifications via the Direct Standard® Event Notifications via the Direct Standard ® ANSI/DS 2020-03-100-2022 5/13/22

Standards Documents in Development

Document Title Consensus Body Document Number Development Phase

PINS Request: XDR and XDM for the Direct Secure Messaging Specification

 

Public Review Redline Summary: XDR and XDM for Direct Secure Messaging Specification 2.0

The Direct Standard® DS 2019-01-200

PINS Submitted 7/16/2021

Response ended 08/15/2021

Public Review Comment Period Starts 11/22/2024

Public Review Comment Period Ends 12/22/2024

PINS Request: Privacy-Enhancing Health Record Locator Service Ecosystem Privacy-Enhancing Health Record Locator Service (PEHRLS) Ecosystem DS 2022-05-100

PINS Submitted 3/11/2022

Response Ended 4/10/2022

PINS Request: Implementation Guide for Direct Edge Protocols

Implementation Guide for Direct Edge Protocols

The Direct Standard® DS 2019-01-300

PINS Submitted 11/18/2022

Response Ended 12/18/2022

PINS Request: Implementation Guide for Delivery Notification in Direct

Implementation Guide for Delivery Notification in Direct

The Direct Standard® DS2019-01-400

PINS Submitted 08/29/2023

Response Ended 09/29/2023

PINS Request: Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax (ISCF) DS2023-06-100

PINS Submitted 12/21/2023


Response ended
02/04/2024

PINS Request: Referrals via FHIR(R) over Direct Information Exchange for Human Services (IX4HS) DS2021-04-100

PINS Submitted 05/23/2024

Response ended 7/07/2024

Request for Standard- Standards for how to define Payloads and Metadata for Transport by the Direct Standard® Establishing Metadata and Payload Patterns for Direct DS2024-07-100 Request for Standard Approved 07/22/2024
Revision PINS Request: Event Notifications via the Direct Standard® Event Notifications via Direct DS 2020-03-101

PINS Submitted
10/28/2024

Response ends
12/08/2024

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