Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Micronesia?
In 2026, Micronesia scores 25 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 181= of 196 countries (likely range 157 to 192), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Micronesia is joining its state hospital records into one national system, but no law yet gives patients access, consent or privacy rights.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Micronesia?
Access to the full record scores 20 of 100 in Micronesia, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Micronesia has no data protection law and no statutory right to see or copy a health record was found. The 2025 data protection bill is still pending, covers only national departments, and contains no access right.
Can I control who sees my health record in Micronesia?
Control and consent scores 22 of 100 in Micronesia, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Records now sit in one national system that a clinician can open from any state, with no opt-out or patient-visible access log found. The cancer registry law requires reporting every case and only tells the patient it was reported.
Eight rights, against Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 20 | 30 · 30 · 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 22 | 25 · 28 · 25 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 22 | 25 · 30 · 30 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 34 | 20 · 20 · 20 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 15 | 20 · 20 · 15 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 34 | 20 · 15 · 18 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 43 · 43 · 46 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 20 | 18 · 20 · 18 |
Black dot: Micronesia. Hollow dots: Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Micronesia 25, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Micronesia need to change to score higher?
Micronesia sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are patient access to the full record (20, median 43) and privacy and security (22, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Patient access to the full record: A national portal showing at least part of the record (summary, prescriptions, labs) to most residents puts access at 60 to 75; a near-full record with export, long history and majority use, 76 to 90.
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Micronesia?
- Constitution of the FSM, Article IV, section 5 (1978): Protects against unreasonable search, seizure or invasion of privacy; gives no record-access right.
- Cancer Registry System Act (PL 15-39), 41 F.S.M.C. 1101-1108 (2008): Mandatory cancer reporting; data confidential; research release needs ethics approval; $2,000 fine for leaks.
- FSM Safe Pharmaceutical Act of 2022 (Public Law No. 22-136) (2022): Medicines registration and import control; no medical device or software rules.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 9.7 2020
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 22.2 2019
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 14.3% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
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