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Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
ArchivedSubmitted 10/20/2022
- State
- DE
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, reported that employees impermissibly provided access to the protected health information (PHI) of 7,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards and provided additional training to its workforce.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.