Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Georgia?
In 2026, Georgia scores 51 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 50 of 196 countries (likely range 37 to 64), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Georgia's ministry-owned health record lets patients hide episodes by law, but the auditor found half of selected state-programme cases missing and the data regulator abolished.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Georgia?
Access to the full record scores 55 of 100 in Georgia, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Patients may see their records and get a free copy within 10 working days. A national patient page exists, but the state auditor found low awareness and half of state-programme cases missing; portal usage is not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Georgia?
Control and consent scores 60 of 100 in Georgia, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The EHR order lets patients hide or share each episode, unlock hidden data by SMS code and see processing logs. But records are shared with all authorised doctors by default, and a December 2025 law ordered a state mental health database without a consent step.
Eight rights, against Ukraine, Switzerland, Cyprus and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 55 | 46 · 55 · 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 60 | 50 · 60 · 46 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 45 | 42 · 60 · 58 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 52 | 62 · 40 · 58 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 45 | 40 · 58 · 54 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 52 | 58 · 38 · 55 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 44 · 66 · 45 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 35 | 40 · 56 · 50 |
Black dot: Georgia. Hollow dots: Ukraine, Switzerland, Cyprus (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Georgia 51, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Georgia need to change to score higher?
Georgia sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (45, median 45) and protection from commercial use (45, median 45). The published rubric reads:
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
- Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Which laws give health record rights in Georgia?
- Law of Georgia on Patient Rights (2000): Right to see medical records and get a copy of any part; confidentiality and disclosure rules.
- Law of Georgia on Health Care (1997): Informed consent for care; written consent and ethics review for biomedical research.
- Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection (2023): GDPR-style law: health as special category, 10-day access, 72-hour breach notice.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 56.4 2023
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 56.9 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 66.1% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2025-04-01 · Netgazeti Regulator rules clinic broke the law when its director posted a patient's X-ray online
- 2025-02-28 · Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia, National Preventive Mechanism Ombudsman finds patients' medical files at an inpatient clinic nearly empty
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