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 Aug. 19, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Celanese Medical PLan, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 19, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11240, row:2379)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Celanese Medical Plan, the covered entity, reported that an employee erroneously sent an email that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 704 individuals without using the blind copy function. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards.