(a) Except as otherwise authorized in subsection (c) of this Code section and subsection (b) of Code Section 49-5-186, the only persons or entities that may access or be provided any information from the child abuse registry are:

(1) An abuse investigator who has investigated or any federal, federally recognized tribal, state, or local governmental entity of this or any other state or any agent of such governmental agencies which is investigating or responding to a report of a case of possible child abuse or is investigating a case of possible child abuse and who shall only be provided information relating to such case for purposes of using such information in such investigation;

(2) State or other government agencies of this state or any other state which license entities that have interactions with children or are responsible for providing care for children or licensed entities in this state which interact with children or are responsible for providing care for children and which shall only be provided information for purposes of licensing or employment of a specific individual;

(3) A licensing entity, which may disclose information from the child abuse registry in a written notice to an applicant or licensed entity whose license is denied or revoked as a result of information found in the registry, to the extent that such information is required in such notice by a federal or state law, regulation, or policy or in a proceeding arising from an adverse action taken against a licensed entity or individual as a result of information found in the registry;

(4) The Department of Early Care and Learning, which is authorized to disclose all or a portion of the information from the child abuse registry used to determine that a records check is unsatisfactory or to rescind a determination that a records check is satisfactory to an individual who has submitted a records check application or whose satisfactory records check determination has been rescinded in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 1A of Title 20;

(5) An affiliate court appointed special advocate program, as such term is defined in Code Section 15-11-2, which information shall be provided and used solely for the purpose of screening and selecting employees and volunteers of such affiliate court appointed special advocate program and screening and selecting individuals to serve as a CASA, as such term is defined in Code Section 15-11-2;

(6) Any federal, federally recognized tribal, state, or local governmental entity of this or any other state or any agent of such governmental entities requesting information concerning any prospective foster or adoptive parent or any adult living in the home of the prospective foster or adoptive parent, which information shall be provided and used solely for the purpose of conducting background checks of prospective foster or adoptive parents;

(7) Any child-placing agency of this state licensed to place children in foster homes or for adoption requesting information concerning any prospective foster or adoptive parent, which information shall be provided and used solely for the purpose of conducting background checks of foster parents or adoptive parents; and

(8) Any entity licensed by any other state to place children for adoption which information shall be provided at the discretion of the division and used solely for the purpose of conducting background checks on adoptive parents or prospective adoptive parents.

(b) The division shall provide the Governor's office, the General Assembly, district attorneys, and law enforcement agencies with a statistical analysis of substantiated cases of child abuse entered into the child abuse registry at the end of each calendar year. This analysis shall not include the names of any children, parents, or persons associated with the child abuse. This analysis shall not be protected by any laws prohibiting the dissemination of confidential information.

(c) An individual may make a written request to the division to find out whether his or her name is included in the child abuse registry. Upon presentation of a passport, military identification card, driver's license, or identification card authorized under Code Sections 40-5-100 through 40-5-104, the office receiving such request shall disclose to such individual whether his or her name is included in the child abuse registry and, if so, the date upon which his or her name was listed in the registry.

(d) The division shall provide persons and entities authorized in subsection (a) of this Code section with access to or information from the child abuse registry sufficient to meet the requirements prescribed by Congress as conditions to federal funding for programs administered by such persons or entities.