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 Jan. 16, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Laptop
- Submission date
- Jan. 16, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9480, row:619)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, reported that some of its workforce members inappropriately accessed, used, and/or disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 94,261 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the CE terminated access to its PHI, sanctioned the workforce members involved, and implemented additional safeguards to monitor access to PHI.