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 Feb. 26, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- California College of Arts, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Feb. 26, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13912, row:5051)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The California College of Arts, the covered entity (CE), reported that on January 19, 2018, a laptop computer containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) was stolen from a workforce member’s vehicle. The ePHI of 623 individuals was stored on the laptop at the time of the theft. The ePHI included identification numbers and insurance enrollment information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach incident, the CE encrypted all laptop computers, updated relevant policies and procedures, implemented additional safeguards, and provided additional privacy and security reminders to all workforce members. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the noted corrective actions.