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+title: Non-Conformance
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+The API Standards are set at the standard the health sector should be operating at. However, due to the reality of the environment, there is a known deficiency in some of the existing products and services. The approach of these API standards is to keep them at the higher level and document the non-conformance and path to conformance.
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+## Non-comformance process
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+Non-conformance **MUST** be documented for API Consumers and API Producers of the Digital Services Hub where applicable.
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+Digital Services Hub maintains a register of non-conformance.
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+The registers includes:
+- A list of standards that aren't met
+- Any compensating controls
+- Outline a path to resolution
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+The grace period of non-conformance is 24 months from entering the register. This is to accommodate large changes that may be required to achieve conformance e.g. architecture, or technology changes.
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