62 NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

The Bill did not pass and, of course, the law remains unchanged
by it at this time. While I have no knowledge concerning the
origin of the Bill, I believe it may be safe to assume that its author
considered that both the Maryland State Homeopathic Medical
Society and the Board of Medical Examiners of that branch of
medicine had ceased to exist and that the provisions which were
sought to be deleted by the Bill had become unnecessary. Whether
the effort to amend the law will be renewed at the next session of
the General Assembly is, of course, a matter upon which we have
no information. Nevertheless, an examination of Sections 148 to
157, both inclusive, of Article 41 of the Annotated Code, does
not disclose that the General Assembly has conferred specific au-
thority upon you to release these records and, of course, we may
not step into the gap and assume to bestow that authority upon
you. Under the circumstances, therefore, we believe that you are
required to inform Dr. Reddick that you have no power to grant
his request.

Very truly yours,

(Signed) J. EDGAR HARVEY

Deputy Attorney General

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N.B. This opinion was reversed January 3, 1955.