Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Georgia?
In 2026, Georgia scores 51 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is 50th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 36th to 65th allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The person has real controls inside a government or provider system. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is control over who sees it (60 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). No right falls below the typical country; the closest to it is privacy and security (45 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country).
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 · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
51/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 36th to 65th, allowing for scoring error
Can I see my health record in the country of Georgia?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 55 out of 100 in Georgia; the typical country scores 40 to 45. 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. Source: matsne.gov.ge, May 25, 2000, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in the country of Georgia?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Georgia. Control over who sees it scores 60 out of 100 in Georgia; the typical country scores 30. 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. Source: matsne.gov.ge, January 4, 2019, and the other sources below.
How does the country of Georgia compare?
In 2026, Georgia scores 51 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Ukraine (49 out of 100), Switzerland (54 out of 100) and Cyprus (55 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Ukraine, Switzerland, Cyprus, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
55
46 · 55 · 64
Control over who sees it20%
60
50 · 60 · 46
Privacy and security15%
45
42 · 60 · 58
One record across your care15%
52
62 · 40 · 58
Protection from sale and ads10%
45
40 · 58 · 54
Doctors see it when treating you10%
52
58 · 38 · 55
Your say over research use5%
46
44 · 66 · 45
Rules for AI in your care5%
35
40 · 56 · 50
Black dot: Georgia. Hollow dots: Ukraine, Switzerland, Cyprus (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Dashed teal line: the typical EU country. Overall: Georgia 51 out of 100, the typical EU country 61. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a 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. Every right is at or above the typical country. The two with the most room to grow, weighted by how much each counts, are getting your full record (55 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country) and privacy and security (45 out of 100, against 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Getting your full record: A national portal that shows most people at least part of their record (a summary, prescriptions, lab results) puts this right at 60 to 75 out of 100. A near-full record that you can download, with a long history and used by most people, puts it at 76 to 90.
Privacy and security: A health data regulator that is independent and actually acts: it decides cases about health records, breaches must be reported, and fines are applied.
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.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
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
Real cases
April 1, 2025 · Netgazeti · archived copy Regulator rules clinic broke the law when its director posted a patient's X-ray online
February 28, 2025 · Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia, National Preventive Mechanism · archived copy Ombudsman finds patients' medical files at an inpatient clinic nearly empty
Who to contact in Georgia
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For Georgia, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record: ask the records office of your doctor, hospital or clinic
Privacy regulator:პერსონალურ მონაცემთა დაცვის სამსახური (Personal Data Protection Service)
In 2026, Georgia scored 51 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, 50th of 198 countries and territories (could be 36th to 65th), in the Mixed band. Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/georgia/
The 13 sources for Georgia
Each source appears once, under the first right it supports. Titles are shown as our research agents recorded them, usually in the page's own language; text in square brackets is our machine translation. Links were checked on the date shown.
Getting your full record (4 sources)
“Law of Georgia on Patient Rights (2000), Arts. 17, 27, 28”
matsne.gov.ge (law or regulation) · Title in English
Dated May 25, 2000 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Your say over research use
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