HL7 2026 Jan Ballot Announcement of Formation of Consensus Groups

Hi all,

Health Level Seven® International invites you to take part in the formation of consensus groups for balloting HL7 candidate standards and documents prior to the upcoming January 2026 ballot cycle. The candidate standards and other documents described in this announcement are expected to ballot prior to HL7's Virtual 2026 January Working Group Meeting (WGM) to be held January 26-30, 2026. Comments received from consensus group members will be addressed at that WGM or in regular teleconferences.

Consensus Group Enrollment:
Consensus Group Sign-Up Open Date: Monday, November 17, 2025
Consensus Group Sign-Up Close Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Important Note: Consensus group signup closes when ballot voting begins.

Consensus group enrollment will be available from a date at least four weeks preceding the ballot vote opening date and will continue until the opening of voting. While the exact dates are dependent upon individual ballot open and close dates, in general the consensus group voting period dates are as follows:
Ballot Open Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
Ballot Close Date: Monday, January 19, 2026
Exceptions for a specific ballot are listed with that ballot description.

Please be aware that these dates may not be accurate for all consensus groups. To sign up, point your browser to the Ballot Desktop . Important Note: Consensus group signup will close when ballot voting begins. This is also the final date non-members can sign up for Non-Member Participation in the ballot.
Ballot Listing
This section details the candidate/draft standards and other documents for this ballot cycle. Please note that the following details about specific items are subject to review by the HL7 Technical Steering Committee:
• Approval of all projects initiating any ballot item
• Approval of titles for new candidate and draft standards and other documents
• Approval of new candidate Standards for Trial Use
• Approval of ballot level for those items moving to Normative ballot
Any changes from the initial details in this announcement will be identified in the Update to Ballot Announcement document once available.

Detailed ballot listings are available on the ballot desktop and in Confluence .

Thanks,