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. 24, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 24, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9645, row:784)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, reported that it mailed letters containing the protected health information (PHI) of 767 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.