B-1250, Reporting Unauthorized Inspection or Disclosure of Social Security Administration-Provided Information

Revision 14-4; Effective October 1, 2014  

All Programs

Staff who become aware of an incident of unauthorized access to or disclosure of restricted information (i.e., IRS Federal Tax Information and verified SSA information) or confidential information must immediately contact the HHSC IRS coordinator by sending a secure email to HHSC IRS_FTI_Safeguards@hhsc.state.tx.us.

The HHSC IRS coordinator will report the incident by contacting the information security officer (ISO).

If a person is responsible for a security breach or a person’s employment is terminated, the user's access to all information must be removed. Supervisors must follow agency procedures for removing access for employees, contractors, vendors or trainees.

Related Policy

Reporting a Security Incident Regarding Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal Tax Information (FTI), C-1060