Health Data Breach Tracker/KY

Health Plan · Archived

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

857 individuals · submitted February 5, 2024

About this report

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 857 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, identification numbers, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative safeguards and quality assurance procedures to prevent this issue from reoccurring.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
State
KY
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
857
Submission date
February 5, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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