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Breach notice filed by Jemez Health & Human Services (October 2020)

Organization named: Jemez Health & Human Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

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, 2020.

Organization as reported
Jemez Health & Human Services, NM
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Laptop
Submission date
Oct. 26, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12562, row:3701)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Jemez Health & Human Services, reported that two laptops and two desktop computers containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,290 individuals were improperly disposed of. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee responsible and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 4,290 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 26, 2020, 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 12562)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Jemez Health & Human Services Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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