About
My Health Record enables consumers to securely access key health information online, anytime and anywhere, including in an emergency. It also allows healthcare providers to securely access and upload health information to support consumer’s treatment and coordination of care.
Information contained within a consumer's My Health Record may include:
- clinical and other documents uploaded by healthcare providers (e.g. allergies, medicines, immunisations, pathology, diagnostic imaging reports and hospital discharge summaries)
- medicare information (e.g. Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme claims, and Australian organ donor register information)
- consumer uploaded information (e.g. advanced care plans and notes).
The My Health Record system is underpinned by the My Health Records Act 2012 (MHR Act) and its subordinate legislative instruments. The Australian Digital Health Agency is the System Operator of the My Health Record system.
Access
Consumers can access their My Health Record via their myGov account.
The Australian Digital Health Agency website has more information about accessing My Health Record.
Consumers can also securely view their health information via the 1800MEDICARE app (formerly my health app).
Privacy and Control
Consumers always have control of their My Health Record and can manage their privacy by setting access controls, including:
- restricting access to certain documents
- setting up notification for when your record is accessed
- choosing which healthcare providers can view or upload information.
See how consumers can manage their profile and settings.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is responsible for overseeing the privacy aspects of the My Health Record system.
Modernising My Health Record
Under the Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record – Sharing by Default) Act 2025, healthcare providers, starting with pathology and diagnostic imaging services, will be required by law to upload specific test results and reports to your My Health Record.
Improved sharing of pathology and diagnostic imaging information aims to give individuals and their healthcare providers better access to key health information, when and where it is needed.
Review of legislative instruments
Most of the legislative instruments made under the MHR Act were scheduled to expire on 1 April 2026, in accordance with the Legislation Act 2003 (Cth). These instruments were reviewed and remade, to ensure the continued effective operation of the My Health Record (MHR) system.
In 2025, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) undertook a review and public consultation on the legislative instruments. A Consultation Outcomes report has been published summarising the feedback received.
The Department would like to extend its gratitude to all the individuals and organisations who were involved in this review and provided submissions to the public consultation. Your feedback played an important role in informing the review and ensuring the instruments remain fit for purpose. FAQs provide a summary of the key changes in the new Regulations and Rules, compared to the prior instruments.
Changes to the MHR Act were outside the scope of this review, however any feedback received about making changes to the MHR Act will inform future work on the MHR system and digital health policy.
Find out more
To find out more about My Health Record visit the Australian Digital Health Agency website.