Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Rhode Island Department of Health (December 2022)

Organization named: Rhode Island Department of Health Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Dec. 7, 2022.

Organization as reported: Rhode Island Department of Health, RI
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 7, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11013, row:2152)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Rhode Island Department of Health, reported that a workforce member erroneously sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 8,800 individuals to unintended recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE retrained the workforce member on email security.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

8,800 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 7, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2022-12-07Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11013)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Rhode Island Department of Health Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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