The University of New Mexico Hospital failed to protect the confidential medical and mental health records of the Roswell school shooter, 13-year-old Mason Campbell, when he was a patient there earlier this year, according to a federal civil lawsuit filed on his behalf Thursday, Albuoquerque journal reports.
The lawsuit alleges that as many as eight John or Jane Does who were not involved in Campbell’s medical or mental health treatment accessed his records without authorization and in violation of federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The hospital informed the family of the breach and said it had taken action, including suspension and termination, regarding the employees.
Campbell, who was then 12, was sent to an Albuquerque psychiatric hospital for evaluation after he fired a shotgun in the gymnasium of Berrendo Middle School, wounding two of his fellow students, Nathaniel Tavarez, 13, and Kendal Sanders, also 13.
