Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Health Plan · Archived

New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority

586 individuals · submitted October 2, 2018

About this report

On September 27, 2018, the covered entity (CE), New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority, mailed a summary of benefits packets to approximately 586 members, including the members’ names, lists of dependents, and the last four digits of their social security numbers, to the wrong address as a result of human error. To mitigate the impermissible disclosures, the CE implemented appropriate safeguards and updated its HIPAA policies and training. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals and provided individuals with free credit monitoring. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action steps listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority
State
NM
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
586
Submission date
October 2, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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