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Current Consensus Bodies include:
- The Direct Standard®
- Trusted Instant Messaging Plus (TIM+)
- Event Notifications via the Direct Standard ®
- Information Exchange for Human Services (IX4HS)
- Privacy-Enhancing Health Record Locator Service (PEHRLS) Ecosystem
- Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax
- Establishing Metadata and Payload Patterns for Direct
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(R) Version 1.2 | Event Notifications via Direct | ANSI/DS2020-03-101-2025 | 3/25/25 |
| Event Notifications via the Direct Standard® Version 1.1 |
Event Notifications via Direct | ANSI/DS 2020 – 03-101-2024 |
1/04/24 |
| Event Notifications via the Direct Standard® Version 1.0 |
Event Notifications via the Direct | ANSI/DS 2020-03-100-2022 | 5/13/22 |
| XDR and XDM for Direct Secure Messaging | The Direct Standard® | ANSI/DS2019-01-200-2025 | 2/4/25 |
| Implementation Guide for Direct Edge Protocols | The Direct Standard® | ANSI/DS2019-01-300-2025 | 3/12/25 |
Standards Documents in Development
| Document Title | Consensus Body | Document Number | Development Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Delivery Notification for Direct Secure Messaging Implementation Guide for Delivery Notification for Direct Secure Messaging |
The Direct Standard® | DS2019-01- 400 |
PINS Submitted 08/29/2023 Response ended Public Review Response Starts Public Review Ends |
| PINS Request: Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax | Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax (ISCF) | DS2023-06-100 |
PINS Submitted 12/21/2023
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| 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: XDR and XDM for Direct Secure Messaging Specification
XDR and XDM for Direct Secure Messaging Specification Redline Summary |
The Direct Standard® | DS2019-01-200 | PINS Submitted 03/25/2025
Response Ended 05/04/2025 Public Review Ended |
| PINS Request: Implementation Guide for Expressing Context for Direct Secure Messaging |
The Direct Standard® | DS2019-01-500 | PINS Submitted 04/28/2025
Response Starts Response Ended |
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