(a) The vital statistics unit shall provide to the Department of Family and Protective Services:
(1) adoption information as necessary for the department to comply with federal law or regulations regarding the compilation or reporting of adoption information to federal officials; and
(2) other information as necessary for the department to administer its duties.
(b) The unit may release otherwise confidential information from the unit’s central record files to another governmental entity that has a specific need for the information and maintains appropriate safeguards to prevent further dissemination of the information.