Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case
Rite Aid Corporation and its 40 affiliated entities have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. In a coordinated action, Rite Aid also signed a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle potential violations of the FTC Act.
Rite Aid, one of the nation’s largest drug store chains, has also agreed to take corrective action to improve policies and procedures to safeguard the privacy of its customers when disposing of identifying information on pill bottle labels and other health information. The settlements apply to all of Rite Aid’s nearly 4,800 retail pharmacies and follow an extensive joint investigation by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the FTC.
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