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Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan d/b/a PEEHIP
ArchivedSubmitted 01/22/2021
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,248
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, reported that it inadvertently sent the protected health information of 1,248 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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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