State Board of Medical Examiners v. Fenwick Hall, Inc.

Chandler, Justice:

Appellant Anonymous appeals an Order requiring disclosure of his medical records for drug and alcohol treatment at Appellant Fenwick Hall, Inc. We reverse.

FACTS

Anonymous is a licensed medical doctor who admitted himself to Fenwick Hall, a drug and alcohol treatment center. He had become addicted to medication prescribed for pain resulting from an automobile accident.

Respondent State Board of Medical Examiners (Board), in the course of its investigation of alleged professional misconduct, petitioned Circuit Court for an Order directing Fenwick Hall to release Anonymous’…