Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Alabama Department of Public Health (June 2014)

Organization named: Alabama Department of Public Health Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 26, 2014.

Organization as reported: Alabama Department of Public Health, AL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Electronic Medical Record
Submission date: June 26, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15052, row:6191)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An employee of the covered entity (CE), Alabama Department of Public Health, disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,200 individuals to a third party, potentially for tax fraud purposes. Federal law enforcement informed the CE of the breach on March 21, 2014. The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama indicted the workforce member responsible for the breach for her criminal activities related to the breach, and she is no longer employed by the CE. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,200 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 26, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2014-06-26Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15052)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Alabama Department of Public Health Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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