Penalty Amount
$21,000,000
Consumers Affected
7,000,000
AMCA suffered an eight-month data breach from August 2018 to March 2019, exposing personal information including Social Security numbers, payment card data, and medical test details of over 7 million individuals nationwide, including 246,000 New Jersey residents. The multistate settlement requires AMCA to implement enhanced data security measures and pay $21 million, though payment is suspended due to the company's financial situation.
AMCA must create and implement an information security program with an incident response plan, employ a qualified Chief Information Security Officer, hire a third-party certified auditor for security assessments, and cooperate with state attorneys general in related investigations, along with paying a suspended $21 million penalty.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor agreements with healthcare service providers, data processing agreements, and business associate agreements (BAAs) under HIPAA. Specifically scrutinize clauses governing data security standards, breach notification timelines and procedures, audit rights, data encryption requirements, and indemnification provisions for data breaches. Given the settlement's focus on inadequate security leading to exposure of SSNs, payment cards, and medical information, contracts may need amendments to mandate specific technical safeguards (e.g., encryption, access controls), require regular security audits by the vendor, clarify breach reporting obligations (including to state attorneys general), and strengthen liability and remediation terms.
Entity
Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency
Also known as: American Medical Collection Agency
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/ag-grewal-announces-multistate-settlement-with-american-medical-collection-agency-over-2019-data-breach/
NJ AMCA Complaint
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases21/NJ-AMCA-Complaint.pdf
NJAMC Consent Judgment
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases21/NJAMC-Consent-Judgment.pdf
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA)"
"Although ACMA also agreed to pay $21 million"
"an unauthorized user gained access to the company’s internal system, collecting a broad array of personal information. The information included Social Security numbers, payment card information and, in some instances, the names of medical tests and diagnostic codes."
$650K
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$400.0M
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