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Breach notice filed by Lake County Behavioral Health Services (January 2020)

Organization named: Lake County Behavioral Health Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

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 Jan. 31, 2020.

Organization as reported
Lake County Behavioral Health Services, CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Jan. 31, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13026, row:4165)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Lake County Behavioral Health Services, reported that one of its clinic locations was burglarized and paper medical records were stolen. This breach incident affected 1,178 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, Social Security numbers, addressees, birthdates, drivers’ license information, clinical information, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. Following this breach, the CE implemented additional physical and technical safeguards and retrained its workforce members on the HIPAA Rules. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,178 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 31, 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 13026)
  • 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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