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Breach notice filed by Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (December 2021)

Organization named: Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

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 Dec. 20, 2021.

Organization as reported
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, AL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Dec. 20, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11723, row:2862)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Alabama Department of Rehabilitative Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that it sold several audiology devices without removing the protected health information of 934 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 934 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 20, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11723)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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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