Recommendation for Non-infrastructure Projects: The HL7 Product Lifecycle recommends ballots proceed through Informative DSTU Normative phases, however, HL7 policy allows projects to proceed to normative ballot without an Informative or Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) in special circumstances, such as such the need to respond to government mandate or resolve a critical issue raised by a stakeholder or noted in an existing American National Standard. Bypassing the Informative and/or DSTU ballot must be approved by the TSC. Refer to the HL7 Governance and Operations Manual Section 13 – Review Ballot and Section 14 – Normative Ballot for additional information.
