Baptist Health Data Incident Settlement

What happened

A class action alleged that a criminal third party gained unauthorized access to Baptist Health Medical Center – Drew County's network between approximately April and July 2024, potentially exposing names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, treatment information, and provider names. Baptist Health denies wrongdoing, and the court has not decided who is right. The parties agreed to settle to avoid the costs and risks of continuing litigation.

Do you qualify?

You are a Settlement Class Member if you received notice of the Data Incident, including notice of this Settlement. The page does not list purchase dates or geographic restrictions beyond receiving the notice.

What you can claim

Read from the official settlement notice.

• Credit Monitoring Services

  All Settlement Class Members are eligible to submit a claim for two years of one-bureau credit monitoring with $1 million in identity theft insurance, including real-time monitoring, dark web scanning, public records monitoring, and fraud resolution assistance.

• Lost Time

  $80 each

  Settlement Class Members who spent time responding to the Data Incident may claim up to four hours at $20.00 per hour, for a maximum of $80.00, for tasks such as changing passwords, investigating suspicious activity, and researching the Data Incident.

• Ordinary Documented Out-of-Pocket Losses

  $400 each

  Settlement Class Members who incurred actual, documented out-of-pocket expenses due to the Data Incident can seek reimbursement for up to $400.00 for expenses such as credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing or unfreezing credit, replacing IDs, and postage; proof like receipts is required.

• Losses for Identity Theft or Fraud

  $4,000 each

  Settlement Class Members who lost money because of identity theft or fraud can submit a claim for reimbursement of up to $4,000.00, if the theft or fraud was probably caused by the Data Incident, the losses are not already covered by out-of-pocket expenses, and they tried to prevent or recover the loss; proof like receipts is required.

Who is in the class

All individuals whose Private Information was potentially impacted in the Data Incident, including all those who received notice of the Data Incident.

Quoted from the settlement notice.

How to file

To receive benefits, submit a valid Claim Form online or download and mail it to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked by December 8, 2026. You can also call or email the administrator to receive a paper copy. The page does not state what specific information or proof is needed.