Patient Credential

Full Title

The format of the document sent from a Identity Proofing Credential Service Provider to the device where the credential is stored.

Context

When a patient has gone through [Identity Proofing]] and is "known to the practice", the Patient Credential can be installed on the patient's Device to allow IAL2 level of assurance authentication to access their PHI at the EHR.

Format

Example of a JWT payload of a JWT-based verifiable Patient Credential using JWS as a proof

{
  "sub": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
  "jti": "http://example.edu/credentials/3732",
  "iss": "did:example:abfe13f712120431c276e12ecab",
  "iat": "1541493724",
  "exp": "1573029723",
  "nonce": "660!6345FSer",
  "vc": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
      "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
    ],
    "type": ["PatientCredential", "IAL2"],
    "credentialSubject": {
      "degree": {
        "type": "known_to_the_practice",
        "name": "<span lang='fr-CA'>Baccalauréat</span>"
      }
    }
  }
}