HL7 Behavioral Health Project Functional Requirements

This document is a technical report detailing the HL7 EHR Working Group's Behavioral Health Project. It outlines the functional and data requirements specific to behavioral health needs for Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health Information Technology (HIT) systems. The report includes the deliverables such as the HL7 Behavioral Health Functional Profile Release 2 and the HL7 FHIR Behavioral Health Implementation Guide Release 1, which are based on the US Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI+) and the Behavioral Health Domain. The document describes various methods for constructing the Behavioral Health Functional Profile, including direct construction from existing profiles and the establishment of functional requirements. It also emphasizes the importance of incorporating data requirements linked to FHIR resources and elements. Additionally, the report discusses the significance of use case scenarios in identifying functional requirements and includes considerations for safeguarding data access in behavioral health contexts.