NwHIN Exchange participants elected to use two committees – a Coordinating Committee and a Technical Committee - to help oversee the production exchange. These two committees were granted authority under the DURSA to serve these functions for the exchange. Parties that sign the DURSA agree to Committee process.

The Technical Committee is responsible for determining priorities for the NwHIN production exchange and creating and adopting specifications and test approaches for that exchange. The Technical Committee works closely with the Coordinating Committee to assess the impact that changes to the specifications and test approaches may have on NHIN exchange participants.

The Coordinating Committee is responsible for accomplishing the necessary planning, consensus building, and consistent approaches to developing, implementing and operating the NwHIN exchange, including playing a key role in NwHIN exchange breach notification; dispute resolution; exchange membership, suspension and termination; NHIN exchange operating policies and procedures. In addition, the Coordinating Committee informs the Technical Committee when proposed changes for interface specifications have a material impact on exchange participants.

The Coordinating Committee uses a set of operating procedures to guide its activities and will conduct self assessments to refine the committee process over time. These documents, along with minutes of Coordinating Committee meetings, are available below.

General Resources

• DURSA 2009 Version for Production Pilots [PDF - 221 KB]
• NHIN Interim Validation Plan - April 2010 [PDF - 262 KB]
• NHIN Validation Plan [PDF - 176 KB]
• Approved Work Plan [PDF - 48 KB]

Coordinating Committee Policies & Procedures (Latest Version)

• Policy for Participation Changes Suspension and Termination - Approved [PDF - 72 KB]
• DURSA Amendment Process - Approved [PDF - 54 KB]
• Review and Disposition of Apps for Participation and Definitive Plans [PDF - 89 KB]
• General Operating Procedure [PDF - 70 KB]
• Change Process for NHIN Performance and Service Specifications [PDF - 158 KB]
• NHIN Change Process for NHIN Operating Policies and Procedures [PDF - 57 KB]
• Information Handling [PDF - 59 KB]
• Breach Notification [PDF - 56 KB]

Coordinating Committee Policies & Procedures (Sunset Versions)

• Interim Validation Plan [PDF - 270 KB]
• Validation Plan [PDF -385 KB]
• General Operatings Procedure [PDF - 70 KB]
• NHIN Change Process for NHIN Operating Policies and Procedures [PDF - 42 KB]
• Change Process for NHIN Performance and Service Specifications [PDF - 52 KB]
• Review and Disposition of Apps for Participation and Definitive Plans [PDF - 71 KB]

Meeting Notes

• Meeting Notes 11/14/2011 [PDF - 79 KB]
• Meeting Notes 10/26/2011 [PDF - 361 KB]
• Meeting Notes 9/26/2011 [PDF - 316 KB]
• Meeting Notes 8/24/2011 [PDF - 91 KB]
• Meeting Notes 7/27/2011 [PDF - 276 KB]
• Meeting Notes 6/22/2011 [PDF - 85 KB]
• Meeting Notes 5/25/2011 [PDF - 81 KB]
• Meeting Notes 4/27/2011 [PDF - 84 KB]
• Meeting Notes 3/23/2011 [PDF - 86 KB]
• Meeting Notes 2/25/2011 [PDF - 90 KB]
• Meeting Notes 1/26/2011 [PDF - 224 KB]
• Meeting Notes 12/10/2010 [PDF - 75 KB]
• Meeting Notes 11/23/2010 [PDF - 85 KB]
• Meeting Notes 10/21/2010 [PDF - 82 KB]
• Meeting Notes 9/16/2010 [PDF - 82 KB]
• Meeting Notes 8/19/2010 [PDF - 65 KB]
• Meeting Notes 7/15/2010 [PDF - 85 KB]
• Meeting Notes 6/17/2010 [PDF - 91 KB]
• Meeting Notes 6/8/2010 [PDF - 72 KB]
• Meeting Notes 5/20/2010 [PDF - 84 KB]
• Meeting Notes 5/13/2010 [PDF - 92 KB]
• Meeting Notes 4/15/2010 [PDF - 116 KB]
• Meeting Notes 3/18/2010 [PDF - 82 KB]
• Meeting Notes 2/18/2010 [PDF - 63 KB]
• Meeting Notes 1/21/2010 [PDF - 83 KB]
• Meeting Notes 12/17/2009 [PDF - 64 KB]
• Meeting Notes 12/2/2009 [PDF - 78 KB]
• Meeting Notes 11/19/2009 [PDF - 72 KB]
• Meeting Notes 11/5/2009 [PDF - 68 KB]
• Meeting Notes 10/15/2009 [PDF - 61 KB]
• Meeting Notes 9/15/2009 [PDF - 61 KB]