This IG can't make a policy position or interpretation of the law into a HL7 Conformance Statement. Please refrain from mixing implementation conformance with IG specific policy stances for the following reasons:
*This is not part of HL7 Conformance methodology, because it is not testable given the standards included in this IG. If this IG were to make testable computable capabilities to adequately support the consent and data sharing policies of trading partners involved in the exchange that are more protective so long as policies are consistent with or more restrictive than Federal and State law, it would need to include standards that support these capabilities.
*If this policy stance were adopted as a conformance statement, it has the potential to influence how developers implement this IG at the peril of their legal departments, and might run afoul of the policy positions of other HL7 community member and HL7 leadership, which would likely prefer that implementable HL7 standards' conformance statements remain policy agnostic.
Instead, this IG should strongly encourage implementers to consult with their legal counsel about whether their implementations adequately support adequately support the consent and data sharing policies of trading partners involved in the exchange that are more protective so long as policies are consistent with or more restrictive than Federal and State law.

Existing Wording:

All IGs and implementations SHOULD support the consent and data sharing policies of trading partners involved in the exchange that are more protective so long as policies are consistent with or more restrictive than Federal and State statutes and regulations.

Proposed Wording:

All implementers of any Da Vinci FHIR Implementation Guides (IG) are strongly encouraged to consult with their legal counsel about whether their implementations adequately support the consent and data sharing policies of trading partners involved in the exchange that are more protective so long as policies are consistent with or more restrictive than Federal and State law.