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Breach notice filed by State of TN, Bureau of TennCare (February 2010)

Organization named: State of TN, Bureau of TennCare Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

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 Feb. 19, 2010.

Organization as reported
State of TN, Bureau of TennCare, TN
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 19, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16095, row:7234)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE) mailed the wrong information to 3,900 individuals based on a corrupted data file it received from a state agency. The types of PHI involved were names, dates of birth, social security numbers, member identification numbers, and in some cases, diagnoses, treatments, conditions, and medications. Following the breach, the CE immediately fixed the corrupted file and mailed corrected letters. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals and provided substitute notification by posting on its website. It also offered affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring and comprehensive credit services. The CE also worked with the state agency to implement a new procedure to improve safeguards for PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action listed above. \ \

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 3,900 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 19, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 16095)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • State of TN, Bureau of TennCare Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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