(a) Each program participant shall be issued an identification card with an identification number. The identification number shall be cross-indexed to a confidential record containing pertinent data on the participant.
(b) Information obtained by the program that would identify program participants, including program records is:
(1) Confidential;
(2) Not open to public inspection or disclosure; and
(3) Not discoverable in any criminal or civil proceeding.
(c) Upon the written consent of a program participant, information obtained by the program may be released or disclosed to a person or agency as directed by the participant.
(d) If a program participant raises the issue of participation in the program either as a subject matter or legal defense in an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding, the program participant waives the confidentiality of identity provided under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.