Opt-Out Period Begins for My Health Record—What Australians Need to Know

From July 16, Australians who do not want their medical records stored on the national electronic database, My Health Record, were given until Jan. 31, 2019 to opt out. L: Ani Kolleshi/Unsplash. R: Kevin Ku/Unsplash

Update: Australians who do not want their medical records stored on the national electronic database, My Health Record, will have until Jan. 31, 2019 to opt-out.

The federal government has approved on Nov. 14 a last-minute extension to the opt-out period for My Health Record to Jan. 31, 2019. The opt-out deadline for the electronic health record system was initially extended by a month to Nov. 15.