Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Romania?
In 2026, Romania scores 56 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 38th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 20th to 48th 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 (62 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). The furthest behind is your say over research use (44 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
Romania opened a national patient portal on 1 September 2026 with 10 years of history, but the older e-health record was largely empty.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
56/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 20th to 48th, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 5 of the 8 rights: your copy, who sees it, privacy, doctors see it and AI rules. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each right. Neither changes the score.
Questions people ask
Can I see my health record in Romania?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 60 out of 100 in Romania; the typical country scores 40 to 45. Since 1 September 2026 the CNAS portal eSanatateaMea shows insured people their medical history from the last 10 years and prescriptions from the last 5. Source: JURIDICE.ro, preluare comunicat CNAS, September 2, 2026, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Romania?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Romania. Control over who sees it scores 62 out of 100 in Romania; the typical country scores 30. The law lets patients choose which doctors can open their e-health record, see the full history of doctor access, and refuse the record without losing care. Whether the new portal offers these controls in practice was not verified. Source: lege5.ro, 2019, and the other sources below.
How does Romania compare?
In 2026, Romania scores 56 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Andorra (57 out of 100), Armenia (57 out of 100) and Cyprus (55 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Andorra, Armenia, Cyprus, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
60
62 · 62 · 64
Control over who sees it20%
62
55 · 70 · 46
Privacy and security15%
50
54 · 50 · 58
One record across your care15%
60
66 · 62 · 58
Protection from sale and ads10%
56
56 · 50 · 54
Doctors see it when treating you10%
50
64 · 48 · 55
Your say over research use5%
44
50 · 46 · 45
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
30 · 40 · 50
Black dot: Romania. Hollow dots: Andorra, Armenia, 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: Romania 56 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 Romania need to change to score higher?
Romania sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. Its weakest right, compared with the typical country, is your say over research use (44 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). Every other right is at or above the typical country; the one with the most room to grow, weighted, is getting your full record (60 out of 100, against 40 to 45 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Your say over research use: A way to say no to research use that is actually honored, or being asked first, plus a public list of what research used the data. That puts this right at 55 to 85 out of 100.
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.
Which laws give health record rights in Romania?
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679: Health is special-category data; right of access; fines up to EUR 20M or 4% of turnover.
Law 190/2018 implementing the GDPR: Limits health-data profiling; bans third-party reuse of public-health data; warning first for public bodies.
Law 46/2003 on patient rights: Patients have access to their personal medical data; confidentiality of medical information.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
37.1 2023
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
83.3 2023
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
23.6% 2023
Record reaches private care?
partly
"Sistemul DES este un serviciu public furnizat de CNAS, pentru toţi pacienţii care, potrivit prevederilor titlului VIII, sunt asiguraţi ai sistemului de asigurări sociale de sănătate şi pentru toţi furnizorii de servicii medicale pe toate tipurile de asistenţă medicală, indiferent dacă se află sau nu în relaţie contractuală cu o casă de asigurări de sănătate. Acest serviciu urmează să fie utilizat gradual de la data implementării în sistemul DES a funcţionalităţilor specifice fiecărui tip de asistenţă medicală."
Real cases
February 20, 2026 · ANSPDCP (National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing) Regulator fines dental clinic after ex-employee took patient files to a rival
February 27, 2025 · ANSPDCP (National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing) Clinic fined for ignoring a patient's two requests for their own medical file
Who to contact in Romania
Not legal advice. Laws, offices and websites can change, so check with the office itself before you rely on anything here.
For Romania, we list one official office to contact about your health record, as of :
See your record:eSănătateaMea (My e-Health)
Privacy regulator:Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing)
In 2026, Romania scored 56 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 38th of 198 countries and territories (could be 20th to 48th), 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/romania/
The 16 sources for Romania
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)
“A fost lansat portalul eSanatateaMea” [The eSanatateaMea portal has been launched] our machine translation
JURIDICE.ro, preluare comunicat CNAS [JURIDICE.ro, reproducing a CNAS press release] (news) · Title in Romanian
Dated September 2, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“CNAS finalizeaza modernizarea platformei informatice: 100 de milioane de euro” [CNAS completes the modernisation of the IT platform: 100 million euros] our machine translation
Economedia (news) · Title in Romanian
Dated September 1, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; One record across your care
“Tu ai obtinut acces la dosarul electronic de sanatate pana acum?” [Have you obtained access to the electronic health record so far?] our machine translation
Avocatnet.ro (news) · Title in Romanian
Dated April 9, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Getting your full record; Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you
“Legea 95/2006, Titlul IX^1 Dosarul electronic de sanatate al pacientului (introdus prin Legea 45/2019)” [Law 95/2006, Title IX^1 The patient's electronic health record (introduced by Law 45/2019)] our machine translation
lege5.ro (law or regulation) · Title in Romanian
Dated 2019 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you; Your say over research use
“Din toamna, pacientii vor avea acces online la dosarul medical prin portalul e-Sanatatea Mea” [From autumn, patients will have online access to their medical record through the e-Sanatatea Mea portal] our machine translation
Gazarul (news) · Title in Romanian
Dated July 16, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you
“Legea 190/2018 privind masuri de punere in aplicare a GDPR (text publicat)” [Law 190/2018 on measures implementing the GDPR (published text)] our machine translation
spitalleordeni.ro (law or regulation) · Title in Romanian
Dated July 18, 2018 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Privacy and security; Protection from sale and ads
“Seful CNAS: Dosarul electronic de sanatate va fi disponibil pentru fiecare pacient” [CNAS head: The electronic health record will be available for every patient] our machine translation
AGERPRES (news) · Title in Romanian
Dated March 31, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Regulament Studii Clinice / Sistem Informatic pentru Studii Clinice” [Clinical Trials Regulation / IT System for Clinical Trials] our machine translation
ANMDMR (regulator) · Title in Romanian
No date recorded · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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