KANSASPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Apr 28, 2015

To disclose

—

Affected

864

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc. →4 incidents on file

Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc. (KS) reported to HHS on 2015-04-28 a Loss affecting 864 individuals. A parcel sent to Massachusetts Mutual Life was opened and damaged by USPS during mailing. The parcel contained PHI including names, partial and full SSNs, dates of birth, and clinical test codes. OCR consolidated this with two similar breach reports into one compliance review. The CE concluded misuse risk was remote after USPS confirmed unmatched pages were shredded. Remediation included new privacy officer, HIPAA training, updated breach procedures, and a new secure PHI portal.

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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.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Apr 28, 2015

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed864 affectedView incident

Name: Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.
norm: clinical reference laboratory
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.
norm: clinical reference laboratory
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 864nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach compliance reviewOCR consolidated three breach reports into one investigation

During the incident: Breach notification sent to HHS, affected individuals, and appropriate authorities per jurisdiction
Offered affected individuals free two-year credit monitoring subscription and credit report controls
Appointed new privacy officer with required HIPAA training
Verified workforce HIPAA-related training
Implemented new breach reporting procedure
Initiated implementation of secure online portal for clients to obtain PHI electronically
Changes made: USPS confirmed all unmatched pages were segregated and shredded
New privacy officer appointed and HIPAA-trained
Workforce HIPAA training verified
New breach reporting procedure implemented
Secure online portal for PHI delivery initiated
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

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: Apr 28, 2015
Raw hash: d954353c70a87791a520ec4f909fa9c49f3bd0ee22010119537d216c245bb3a0

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Reporting entityClinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.

Victim entityClinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseBreach notification sent to HHS, affected individuals, and appropriate authorities per jurisdiction

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing