- State
- TN
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 947
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), State of TN Finance & Administration, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 947 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, addresses and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained 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.