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 April 7, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 7, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12927, row:4066)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 8,132 individuals was accessible to unauthorized staff members. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, claims information, financial information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE determined that the ePHI was not publicly accessible; there was no evidence that its staff members improperly viewed, acquired, or used the PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding what constitutes a breach under the HIPAA Rules.