The breach occurred in September, when a Triple-S subsidiary mailed out a pamphlet that accidentally displayed the beneficiaries’ Medicare Health Insurance Claim Number. The breach was reported to HHS and local media per HITECH regulations, and Triple-S contacted affected plan members, according to the report.
In addition to the fine, Triple-S is facing some administrative sanctions as well, including a ban on enrolling new dual-eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
The penalties were imposed solely by the Puerto Rican government, not HHS. The HIPAA omnibus rule sets the maximum federal fine for a one-time incident at $1.5 million.
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