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Sec. 5.

Information regarding a report or information submitted to the hotline under section 3, including any identifying information, may be disclosed as follows:

(a) By either of the following as necessary for purposes of this act and as necessary to address reports and information received under this act:

(i) A vendor described under section 3(3) and its employees acting in the course of their duties.

(ii) By the department, law enforcement agencies, schools, and community mental health service programs, and their employees acting in the course of their duties. However, this subparagraph does not allow the disclosure of information that would identify the person who submitted the report or information to the hotline under section 3.

(b) With the permission of the person or, if the person is a minor, with the permission of the minor and his or her parents or guardians.

(c) Pursuant to a court order issued under section 6.