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. 22, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan d/b/a PEEHIP, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 22, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12384, row:3523)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, reported that it inadvertently sent the protected health information of 1,248 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.