Kaiser Permanente Fined for Octomom Records Leak

Ironically, this is the first fine issued under the so-called "Farrah's Law," a new California law prompted by similar cases involving pop star Britney Spears and actress Farrah Fawcett, and occurred on the same day as NBC broadcast "Farrah's Story," a look into the impending death of Fawcett.

Jim Anderson, a spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente, said

"This was an extraordinary situation, and it garnered unprecedented media attention, and despite all of our best efforts, it's obvious that curiosity got the best of some people who violated our policies, disregarded their training and ignored many, many warnings given to them."

The hospital brought the case to the attention of the state of California and fired an employee as a result. Fourteen other workers resigned, and eight were disciplined.

It should be noted that the state did not name the patient whose medical records resulted in the fine, but the dates, facts and circumstances of the case matched Suleman's.

The new law took effect on January 1. It was passed by lawmakers following the April 2008, indictment of an administrative specialist at UCLA Medical Center for the theft of medical records for Maria Shriver and Farrah Fawcett.