Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported to HHS OCR on 2011-09-09 a Theft affecting 1,696 individuals. An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle containing ePHI including patient names, dates of birth, gender, Medicaid identification numbers, procedure codes, and diagnoses. The CE notified affected patients and the media, confirmed laptop encryption per policy, and sanctioned three involved employees.

Affected (this filing): 1,696