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. 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Navajo County Sheriff's Office, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11082, row:2221)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a breach that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 797 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.