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 April 5, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- State of Arizona Department of Administration, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 5, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11545, row:2684)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The State of Arizona Department of Administration, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 820 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.