Who holds the health record in Latvia?

Can I get my health records in Latvia?

Access to the full record scores 64 of 100 in Latvia, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. The free national E-veselība portal shows prescriptions, referrals, discharge summaries and lab results (from 2024), and the law gives one free copy within three working days. Export and full history depth were not verified, so the score sits in the lower half of its band.

Can I control who sees my health record in Latvia?

Control and consent scores 62 of 100 in Latvia, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Patients can see an audit log of who opened their record, ban all access or block chosen providers and data, and delegate access. Records are open to treating staff by default, and repeated snooping cases keep the score in the lower half of the band.

What would Latvia need to change to score higher?

Latvia sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are protection from commercial use (55, median 55) and clinical AI governance (50, median 50). The published rubric reads:

• Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
• Clinical AI governance: Device regulation of clinical AI with change control and human oversight in force, plus national rules where EU law leaves gaps.

Which laws give health record rights in Latvia?

• Patient Rights Law (Pacientu tiesību likums) (2009): Right to see and copy records, written consent for disclosure, research rules with a written ban right.
• Cabinet Regulation No. 134 on the unified health sector information system (2014): Runs E-veselība: upload deadlines, access logs, patient full or partial access bans, retention periods.
• Cabinet Regulation No. 446 on permits to use patient data in research (2015): Disease control centre grants research permits and publishes each permit within five working days.

Strain and split context, not scored

Doctors per 10,000

33.5 2023 · OECD 28 of 38

Nurses and midwives per 10,000

43.6 2023 · OECD 33 of 38

Private insurance + out-of-pocket

40.4% 2023 · OECD 3 of 35

Record reaches private care?

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"45. Ārstniecības iestādēm ir pienākums tiešsaistē sniegt veselības informācijas sistēmai: 45.1. no 2016. gada 1. decembra – šo noteikumu 11.4.5. apakšpunktā norādītos datus; 45.2. no 2018. gada 1. janvāra – šo noteikumu 11.4.1., 11.4.2., 11.4.3., 11.4.6., 11.4.8., 11.4.9., 11.4.10. un 11.4.11. apakšpunktā norādītos datus, kā arī šo noteikumu 11.4.4. apakšpunktā norādītos datus, izrakstot zāles, kuru iegādes izdevumus pacientam daļēji vai pilnībā kompensē no valsts budžeta līdzekļiem."

Published stories

• 2026-08-03 · Datu valsts inspekcija (Data State Inspectorate of Latvia) Manager reprimanded for checking an employee's sick-leave record in the national health system
• 2025-11-03 · Datu valsts inspekcija (Data State Inspectorate of Latvia) Health worker fined for reading a grown daughter's national health record