HIPAA Violation Costs Rite Aid $1 Million
How much does it cost to violate HIPAA? For drug store chain Rite Aid Corporation, the answer is $1 Million. Today, HHS announced that Rite Aid will pay a $1 million fine, implement a corrective action program, and sign a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve this coordinated investigation that was triggered by television media outlets capturing images of prescription bottles containing protected health information improperly disposed in trash containers accessible to the public. Even after Rite Aid pays the fine, it will feel the effects of its non-compliance for a long time to come as the FTC consent order will remain in place for 20 years.
