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 May 11, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 11, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11465, row:2604)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans, reported that it inadvertently mailed documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 16,838 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, strengthened its technical safeguards, and revised its policies and procedures. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.