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 May 10, 2012.
- Organization as reported
- Rite Aid Store 1343, WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 10, 2012
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15635, row:6774)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On March 29, 2012, the covered entity (CE), Rite Aid Store 1343, discovered that hard copy prescriptions from 2004 were stolen from a storage building in Oceana, West Virginia. The prescriptions contained the protected health information (PHI), of approximately 2,905 individuals, and included names and prescription information. After the breach was discovered, the CE removed two remaining boxes of prescriptions from the storage unit and secured them. The CE also improved physical safeguards by placing a new lock on the outside of the storage facility. The CE reported the incident to the authorities. As several staff members violated company policy by not ensuring that the storage area was properly secured, the CE issued final written warnings to all responsible staff members. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and also offered each affected individual free identity theft protection services for one year. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.