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Breach notice filed by Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a BlueCare Tennessee (February 2021)

Organization named: Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a BlueCare Tennessee 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 Feb. 26, 2021.

Organization as reported
Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a BlueCare Tennessee, TN
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
Feb. 26, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12330, row:3469)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. dba BlueCare Tennessee, reported that an employee inadvertently sent text messages that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,435 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff to better protect its ePHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,435 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 26, 2021, 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 12330)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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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