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 Nov. 13, 2011.
- Organization as reported
- Amerigroup Community Care of New Mexico, Inc, NM
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Nov. 13, 2011
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15738, row:6877)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
A workforce member of the covered entity (CE), Amerigroup Community Care of New Mexico, accessed the company data system to compile a list of members’ names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. The protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,526 individuals was involved in the breach. The workforce member did not have a job specific purpose for accessing and downloading the information. Following this breach, the CE terminated the workforce member involved. Further, the CE conducted an internal review of its procedures to determine whether additional security controls are needed. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE provided additional training, through email reminders, about workforce members’ responsibilities to protect member information and to report incidents when observed.