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Breach notice filed by Sunflower State Health Plan (January 2019)

Organization named: Sunflower State Health Plan Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Jan. 25, 2019.

Organization as reported
Sunflower State Health Plan, KS
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
Jan. 25, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13560, row:4699)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Sunflower State Health Plan, reported that it inadvertently mailed protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 1,625 individuals. The PHI involved included names and insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented administrative safeguards to prevent mailing errors and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,625 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 25, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13560)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Sunflower State Health Plan 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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