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Minnesota Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 01/11/2023
Updated 19 hours ago ()
- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 4,307
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Minnesota Department of Human Services, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed billing statements that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 4,307 individuals to an unauthorized individual. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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