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Breach notice filed by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (April 2026)

Organization named: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 April 16, 2026.

Organization as reported
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, IA
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
April 16, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8936, row:75)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, reported that it mistakenly posted a spreadsheet for a Medicaid waiver program on its website that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 6,717 individuals. The PHI involved health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE is revising its relevant administrative processes and retraining its workforce. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

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

Figures, per source

  • 6,717 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 16, 2026, 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 8936)
  • 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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