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 Jan. 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Kern Regional Center, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10174, row:1313)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kern Regional Center, reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 772 individuals to her personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its workforce.