HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 9, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Building Service Employees Insurance Health and Welfare Plan, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 9, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9513, row:652)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Building Service Employees Insurance Health and Welfare Plan, reported that unknown individuals broke into their office and stole multiple items including paper records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 980 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE improved building security and stopped maintaining paper records in the building. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.