The covered entity (CE), Florida Department of Health, discovered on February 17, 2016, that an additional 1,076 individuals were affected by a breach previously reported in 2013 as affecting 877 individuals. The breach occurred when an employee with legitimate access to PHI stole demographic information for illegal purposes. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the additionally identified individuals, and the media, as well as posting substitute notice on its website. Following the 2013 breach, the CE reviewed and revised its policies relating to access to PHI and began masking social security numbers. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
