(a) The department shall use the information received pursuant to § 36-5-1102 to locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and establishing, modifying and enforcing child support obligations and may disclose such information to any agent of the department that is under contract with the department to carry out such purposes.(b) The commissioner shall make available information collected pursuant to this part to state or local agencies or their contractors, or agents in this state or their counterparts in any other state or territory who determine financial or medical assistance as permitted under § 1137(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320b–7(b)), as it may be amended; to any state program operated under a plan approved under Titles I, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq., 1201 et seq., and 1351 et seq.), respectively; to any agencies administering the worker’s compensation program of a state or territory; to any agencies administering the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, compiled in title 50, chapter 1, part 7; and to the Title IV-D agency in this state, its local offices and its contractors, whether public or private, and the Title IV-D agency’s counterparts in other states or territories, their local offices and their contractors, whether public or private, for use in locating absent parents, and for use in establishing, enforcing and modifying child support orders; and to the federal government as required by statute or regulation. The department may charge a fee to cover the costs of the provision of such information to any other state or local government entities that may be conducting eligibility determinations or who are conducting programs under this subsection (b).(c) No further disclosures shall be made except as authorized pursuant to this section or § 71-1-131. Disclosure in violation of this section shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
