Who holds the health record in Norway?

Can I get my health records in Norway?

Access to the full record scores 68 of 100 in Norway, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. Norway has a statutory right to see and copy the whole record, and Helsenorge logged 104.7 million logins in 2025. But GP records are not on Helsenorge, and the Commission found imaging reports and images are not online at all.

Can I control who sees my health record in Norway?

Control and consent scores 74 of 100 in Norway, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. Patients can opt out of the national Kjernejournal, block all or some items, block named staff even in emergencies, and read a log of who looked. A 2026 law adds a right to see which data were shared, while widening direct access between providers.

What would Norway need to change to score higher?

Norway sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are research and trial consent (50, median 46) and clinical AI governance (50, median 30). The published rubric reads:

• Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
• 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 Norway?

• Patient and User Rights Act (pasient- og brukerrettighetsloven) (1999): Right to see and copy the whole record (section 5-1); right to object to sharing (section 5-3).
• Patient Records Act (pasientjournalloven) (2014): Basis for Kjernejournal with opt-out (sections 13, 17); disclosure log patients can see (section 22 a).
• Health Registry Act (helseregisterloven) (2014): Central registries without consent; 30 or 60 working day release deadlines; no data to employers or insurers.

Strain and split context, not scored

Doctors per 10,000

49.8 2023 · OECD 5 of 38

Nurses and midwives per 10,000

160 2023 · OECD 3 of 38

Private insurance + out-of-pocket

unknown

Record reaches private care?

partial

"Tilgang til dokumenter fra private aktører, slik som avtalespesialister, private bildediagnostiske sentre og laboratorier, nevnes av over halvparten av intervjuobjektene."

Published stories

• 2025-06-11 · NRK Doctors warn records moved to new system arrive with missing documents and wrong dates
• 2025-06-16 · VG System change missed messages from outside hospitals in thousands of patient cases