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 Nov. 16, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- State of Maine, ME
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 16, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10346, row:1485)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The State of Maine, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 376,504 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.