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Your health records: Argentina.

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Your health records: Argentina

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In many countries you have a right to see your own health records and get a copy. This sheet sets out the steps, with the rules for where you live in the box below.

Asking for your records

  • Check the patient portal first; some records may already be there.
  • Ask the provider how they take requests: a form, email, letter or in person.
  • Say what you want, for which dates, and how you want it: paper, electronic or to view.
  • Keep a copy of your request and note the date.

What to expect

  • You may be asked to prove who you are.
  • Ask about any cost before they start.
  • If they refuse any part, ask for the reason in writing.

Checking and correcting

  • Check medicines, allergies, conditions and contact details.
  • Ask in writing for a correction, with a copy of the page.
  • If they disagree, ask for your own statement to be added.

Keeping records safe

  • Store copies somewhere private and think before sharing them.
  • Use a strong, unique password for any online account with your records.
  • Sign out fully on a shared or public computer.

In Argentina

  • Your historia clínica. Under the patient rights law (Ley 26.529), your historia clínica (medical record) is yours. You can ask for it at any time, and it must be given to you within 48 hours, or sooner in an emergency.
  • Someone collecting it for you. If you can’t collect it yourself, others can, including your spouse or the person you live with, your legal representative, or doctors you authorize. If you are refused, you can bring a legal action called hábeas data.
  • Confidentiality. The doctors who treat you may tell others about your health only with your authorization or when a judge asks.
  • Electronic records. Under Ley 27.706, a national system of electronic medical records is being set up step by step. You own the data in your electronic record and can know what it says at any time; hospitals, clinics and doctors keep it as custodians and must protect it.
  • Health data are sensitive. Under the personal data law (Ley 25.326), health information is sensitive data and nobody can force you to give it. You can ask an organization for your data free of charge every six months; it has 10 calendar days to reply, and 5 working days to correct errors.
  • If they don’t reply. If an organization doesn’t reply or its answer is incomplete, you can complain to the Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP, the data protection authority) or go to court with a hábeas data action. AAIP guidance line: (54-11) 3988-3968.

Official places to check:

General information, not advice about your own situation. Checked 22 October 2026. If an official source says something different, it is right. Free to copy and adapt. moraph.org/commons/sessions/reach/your-health-records Version of .