Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (September 2011)

Organization named: Texas Health and Human Services Commission 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Sept. 9, 2011.

Organization as reported: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, TX
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: Sept. 9, 2011
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15786, row:6925)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle. The laptop contained the ePHI of 1,696 patients. The information at issue included patient names, dates of birth, gender, Medicaid identification numbers, procedure codes and diagnosis. Following discovery of the breach, the CE notified affected patients and notified the media. Following the breach, the CE confirmed encryption of laptops per CE's policy and sanctioned three involved employees. \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,696 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 9, 2011, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2011-09-09Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15786)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Texas Health and Human Services Commission Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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