{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-172.100","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 172.100","heading":"Basis, purpose, and scope.","body":"(a) Basis and authority. The provisions of this part implement section 3001(c)(9) of the Public Health Service Act.\n(b) Purpose. The purpose of this part is to:\n(1) Ensure full network-to-network exchange of health information; and\n(2) Establish a voluntary process for a Qualified Health Information Network TM (QHIN TM) to attest to adoption of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement TM (TEFCA TM).\n(c) Scope. This part addresses:\n(1) Minimum qualifications needed for a health information network to be Designated as a QHIN capable of trusted exchange under TEFCA.\n(2) Procedures governing QHIN Onboarding and Designation, suspension, termination, and further administrative review.\n(3) Attestation submission requirements for a QHIN to attest to its adoption of TEFCA.\n(4) ASTP/ONC attestation acceptance and removal processes for publication of attesting QHINs in the QHIN Attestation Directory.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER D—HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY","PART 172—TRUSTED EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK AND COMMON AGREEMENT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"4cb11126117d3ce54a6f3da13d0b6e83d1600e7fa96d56fbd65441f45589c18d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-171.1101","next":"us/45-cfr-172.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}