COAccidentalHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareMisdeliveryBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASICMediumResolved

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

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Full breach record for Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing →

On July 30 and September 3, 2014, a business associate of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing mistakenly sent postcards to approximately 15,380 clients containing viewable PHI, including names, addresses, and references to each client's status as a public assistance client receiving behavioral health care services. Following the breach, the CE and BA ceased postcard communications, implemented new policies and procedures, and conducted privacy training. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action. Breach reported to HHS on 2014-10-10. Breached information located in: Other.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed15,380 affectedView incident

Source provenance

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Oct 10, 2014
Raw hash: 52b082a3a6bf6d7ad17e09bfbe96781c3c1a0c04d1c9ea53c03912b558b4a593

Source filing

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Reporting entity

Name: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
norm: colorado department of health care policy and financing
Domain: hcpf.colorado.gov
Industry: Insurance — Health

Victim entity

Name: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
norm: colorado department of health care policy and financing
Domain: hcpf.colorado.gov
Industry: Insurance — Health
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultGovernmentllm

Incident

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 15,380
Data types: HEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASIC
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances of corrective action implementation

Compliance

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.