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State File ME / HHS OCR Breach Register37 filings, 2013 to 2026

Geography

Maine: 37 healthcare breach filings.

Maine entities have reported 37 breaches of 500 or more individuals to HHS since 2013, the 41st most of the 52 states and territories on the register, covering 3,276,262 individuals (35th by people affected). 7 are still under investigation. Hacking/IT Incident is the breach type on 81% of them, and network server the most common location (62%).

Filings

37

41st of 52 states and territories

Individuals affected

3,276,262

Median filing 4,229

Largest filing

2,068,426

Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC, 2023

Hacking / IT share

81%

8 filings involve a business associate

Direct answer / Maine on the HHS portal

The largest Maine filing is Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC (2,068,426 individuals, submitted 21 November 2023). The busiest year was 2020 with 6 filings. Healthcare Providers account for 86% of the state's filings. 14 filings of 10,000 or more individuals have their own page; the remaining 23 are listed in the table at the foot of this page.

Section ME.1 / Largest filings

Ten largest Maine breaches

#Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
1Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLCBusiness Associate2,068,42621 Nov 2023
2State of MaineHealth Plan376,50416 Nov 2023
3Northern Light HealthBusiness Associate304,3993 Aug 2020
4HealthReach Community Health CentersHealthcare Provider122,3086 Jul 2021
5Endue SoftwareOpenBusiness Associate118,02811 Apr 2025
6New England Life Care, Inc.Healthcare Provider51,85421 Jul 2023
7Penobscot Valley HospitalOpenHealthcare Provider33,10728 Mar 2026
8InterMed, PAHealthcare Provider33,0008 Jan 2020
9Mount Desert Island Hospital, Inc.Healthcare Provider29,95230 Jun 2023
10SweetserHealthcare Provider22,00013 Sep 2019

Section ME.2 / By year

Maine filings by submission year

Each year links to the national year page.

YearFilingsIndividuals affected
201311,920
201521,354
201726,129
20181660
2019235,299
20206357,247
20212125,106
2022213,370
202362,534,950
202421,313
20256152,982
2026545,932

Section ME.3 / Composition

Breach type, location and who filed

Multi-valued fields count once per value.

Type of breach

Hacking/IT Incident30 (81%)
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure3 (8%)
Improper Disposal1 (3%)
Other1 (3%)
Loss1 (3%)
Theft1 (3%)

Location of breached information

Network Server23 (62%)
Email8 (22%)
Other3 (8%)
Electronic Medical Record3 (8%)
Paper/Films3 (8%)
Other Portable Electronic Device2 (5%)
Desktop Computer1 (3%)

Covered entity type

Healthcare Provider32 (86%)
Business Associate3 (8%)
Health Plan2 (5%)

Section ME.4 / Notification law

What Maine law required alongside HIPAA

State notification statute

Maine: 10 M.R.S. 1346 et seq.

Notice of Risk to Personal Data Act

Notice to individuals
As expediently as possible and without unreasonable delay, no later than 30 days after discovery
Attorney general threshold
All breaches (no minimum resident threshold) (Within the same 30-day window)
Private right of action
No: No express PROA; claims may run through the Unfair Trade Practices Act
Penalty
Up to $500 per violation, capped at $2,500 per day; equitable relief available

The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule runs alongside the state statute: notice to affected individuals and to HHS without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days after discovery.

Section ME.5 / Filing pages

14 filings of 10,000 or more individuals

Each links to a page with the full filing, its rank in the state and year, OCR's closing summary where the case is archived, peers, and the modelled cost.

Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLCBusiness Associate2,068,42621 Nov 2023
State of MaineHealth Plan376,50416 Nov 2023
Northern Light HealthBusiness Associate304,3993 Aug 2020
HealthReach Community Health CentersHealthcare Provider122,3086 Jul 2021
Endue SoftwareOpenBusiness Associate118,02811 Apr 2025
New England Life Care, Inc.Healthcare Provider51,85421 Jul 2023
Penobscot Valley HospitalOpenHealthcare Provider33,10728 Mar 2026
InterMed, PAHealthcare Provider33,0008 Jan 2020
Mount Desert Island Hospital, Inc.Healthcare Provider29,95230 Jun 2023
SweetserHealthcare Provider22,00013 Sep 2019
NAHGA Claim ServicesOpenHealth Plan21,83419 Nov 2025
Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc.Healthcare Provider13,29912 Jul 2019
Central Maine Medical CenterHealthcare Provider11,93821 Jul 2022
Spectrum Healthcare PartnersHealthcare Provider11,30810 Jan 2020

Section ME.6 / All other filings

23 filings below 10,000 individuals

Listed in full from the HHS export, largest first. These filings do not have their own page.

Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
The Center for Advanced Eye CareOpenHealthcare Provider9,30020 Feb 2026
Central Maine HealthcareHealthcare Provider7,22331 Jul 2025
Woodfords Family ServicesHealthcare Provider6,69110 Nov 2023
The Opportunity AllianceHealthcare Provider4,5007 Oct 2020
Behavioral Health CenterHealthcare Provider4,22921 Apr 2017
Schewitz Psychological Services dba Couples LearnHealthcare Provider3,7003 May 2025
Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc.Healthcare Provider2,79826 May 2021
CUNNINGHAM PROSTHETIC CARE LLCOpenHealthcare Provider2,5231 May 2026
Peregrine Corporation d/b/a PSL ServicesHealthcare Provider2,40114 Feb 2020
Maine Medical CenterHealthcare Provider1,9204 Mar 2013
Kennebunk Center for DentistryHealthcare Provider1,9003 Jul 2017
Employment Specialists of Maine, Inc.Healthcare Provider1,6399 Dec 2020
Community DentalHealthcare Provider1,52317 Nov 2023
Casco Bay EyeCare, PA, LLCHealthcare Provider1,43214 Oct 2022
York HospitalHealthcare Provider1,25923 Dec 2025
Connections for KidsHealthcare Provider93823 May 2025
Belgrade Regional Health CenterHealthcare Provider85418 Dec 2015
Millinocket Regional HospitalHealthcare Provider8139 Sep 2024
Eastern Maine Medical CenterHealthcare Provider6602 Feb 2018
Aroostook Mental Health CenterOpenHealthcare Provider5015 May 2026
Home, Hope and Healing, Inc.OpenHealthcare Provider5019 Jan 2026
Woodfords Family ServicesHealthcare Provider5003 Jun 2024
Maine General HealthHealthcare Provider5008 Dec 2015

Index / Other states

Every state on the register

Index / Companion schedules

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal (breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-08-28. Public domain. Individuals affected and dates as reported by the covered entity.

Portal: ocrportal.hhs.gov breach report. Statutory basis: HITECH Act section 13402(e)(4): the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. Breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are reported to OCR annually and are not posted, so they are not on this register. Status wording follows the portal's two tabs ("Cases Currently Under Investigation" and "Archive") as of 28 August 2026; a filing moves to the archive when OCR closes the case. Modelled costs on this site are a method applied to the reported count, using IBM Cost of a Data Breach per-record figures, and are never a cost disclosed by the entity.

Corrections: if you represent a listed entity and the portal row has been amended, email [email protected] with the portal entry and we will re-pull the export.