Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Disclosed Feb 5, 20242 years ago857 affectedConfirmed
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.
What is known
| People affected | 857 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Health Plan, KY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Feb 5, 2024 | 857 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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