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State of TN Finance & Administration

ArchivedSubmitted 05/27/2021

Updated 17 hours ago ()

State
TN
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
947
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 25, 2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), State of TN Finance & Administration, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 947 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, addresses and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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