Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in France?
In 2026, France scores 66 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 6= of 65 countries, in the Strong band (65 to 84). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02.
Nearly everyone has an opt-out Mon espace santé with blocking and an access history, but only a third use it and vendors leak.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in France?
Access to the full record scores 70 of 100 in France, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. French law gives a free right to the whole record within 8 days, and Mon espace santé exists for about 97% of people by default. It holds documents providers deposit, not the full chart, and only 33.6% of accounts are activated.
Can I control who sees my health record in France?
Control and consent scores 68 of 100 in France, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Mon espace santé is opt-out, but inside it patients can block named professionals, hide documents, get a notification when a professional connects and read an activity history. Emergency staff can open the record unless the patient objected.
Eight rights, against Norway, Austria, Sweden and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 70 | 68 · 63 · 77 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 68 | 74 · 72 · 72 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 58 | 62 · 63 · 64 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 72 | 66 · 68 · 66 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 66 | 64 · 66 · 60 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 62 | 68 · 66 · 64 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 60 | 50 · 49 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 54 | 50 · 50 · 50 |
Black dot: France. Hollow dots: Norway, Austria, Sweden (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: France 66, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would France need to change to score higher?
France sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are clinical AI governance (54, median 50) and clinician access at the point of care (62, median 58). The published rubric reads:
- Clinical AI governance: Device regulation of clinical AI with change control and human oversight in force, plus national rules where EU law leaves gaps.
- Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
Which laws give health record rights in France?
- Code de la santé publique, L1110-4 and R1111-1 to R1111-7 (2004): Medical secrecy and free patient access to health information within 8 days, 2 months if older.
- Code de la santé publique, article L1111-8 (health data hosting) (2017): Certified hosting of health data; bans paid transfer of identifying health data, even with consent.
- Loi de modernisation de notre système de santé (SNDS) (2016): Created the SNDS; bans product promotion and insurance pricing uses; research opt-out.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 40.1 2023 · OECD 15 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 94.2 2021 · OECD 22 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 15.1% 2023 · OECD 29 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- connected
Compulsory private insurance, counted separately: 6.4% of health spending (2023).
"About 150,000 private practitioners and 3,800 institutions feed the shared record"
Published stories
- 2026-02-13 · Conseil d'État Top court upholds fine over patient data passed on without true anonymisation
- 2025-02-20 · Conseil d'État Court backs family's right to see hospital's adverse-event report on a relative
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