Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (March 2020)

Organization named: Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 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 March 20, 2020.

Organization as reported: Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, VA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: March 20, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12955, row:4094)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 657 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures to better protect its confidential data.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

657 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 20, 2020, 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.

2020-03-20Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12955)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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