HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 24, 2014.
- Organization as reported
- Inclusion Research Institute, DC
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 24, 2014
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15102, row:6241)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity’s (CE) subcontractor, on behalf of the CE’s business associate (BA), Inclusion Research Institute, sent postcards to 2,200 individuals indicating they were receiving services at the CE, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE directed the subcontractor to cease and desist sending the postcards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.