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Arkansas Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 09/15/2017
Updated 2 hours ago ()
- State
- AR
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 26,000
- 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 26, 2026
OCR description
On August 7, 2017, the covered entity (CE), Arkansas Department of Human Services discovered that a former workforce member sent encrypted emails containing the protected health information (PHI) of 29,023 individuals to her personal email account. The emails contained spreadsheets that included demographic, treatment, and claims information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the incident, the CE sanctioned the involved workforce member, implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, and re-trained workforce members. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
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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