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Breach notice filed by Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings Counties (October 2021)

Organization named: Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings Counties Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 Oct. 26, 2021.

Organization as reported
Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings Counties, CA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Oct. 26, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11838, row:2977)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The business associate (BA), Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings County, reported that an external back-up device containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,835 individuals was stolen from its facility. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and conditions. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional physical and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Rules.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,835 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 26, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11838)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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