Since cemeteries and mortuaries are now included in the latest amendments to HIPA (Health Information Protection Act, 01 May 2003), they can face serious federal fines and lose their licenses if they release private information to unauthorized individuals. Some of them, especially the smaller ones, still do it, but they may eventually get caught. NOTE: This is NOT the same as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, amended 2005). So, this is the 2nd reason why they are so stingy with their information. The 1st is that they can't or don't charge for their lookups, as a courtesy or service to the families, so they arn't making any money with their time. I notice , however, that Holy Redeemer in Baltimore does now charge $15 for up to 3 or maybe 5 lookups. Anthony ================================================ Patscga@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/19/2007 3:26:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mona_sydd_yma@yahoo.com writes: Has anyone ever been able to actually look through the records there--without having the man in the office do it and bring out whatever he finds? No way. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MD-BALTIMORECITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.