(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all files and records of services provided under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), including information related to a custodial parent, noncustodial parent, child, and an alleged, putative, or presumed father, are confidential, and for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 100 of Title 29, these files and records are specifically exempted from public disclosure.
(b) The Division of Child Support Services may use or release information from the files and records for purposes directly connected with the administration of the child support program, including the release of information to other state agencies operated pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The Division may also release information from its files and records to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with § 2217 of this title.