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 8, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Georgia Pines CSB, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 8, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11537, row:2676)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Georgia Pines CSB, reported that its facility was burglarized and the protected health information (PHI) of 24,000 individuals was compromised. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical records. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE increased its physical security safeguards and provided HIPAA training to its employees. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.