(A) Information contained in the information system established and maintained under section 5180.40 of the Revised Code may be accessed or entered only as follows:
(1) The department of job and family services, the department of children and youth, a public children services agency, a title IV-E agency, a prosecuting attorney, a private child placing agency, and a private noncustodial agency may access or enter the information when either of the following is the case:
(a) The access or entry is directly connected with assessment, investigation, or services regarding a child or family;
(b) The access or entry is permitted by state or federal law, rule, or regulation.
(2) A person may access or enter the information in a manner, to the extent, and for the purposes authorized by rules adopted by the department.
(B) As used in this section, "title IV-E agency" means a public children services agency or a public entity with which the department of job and family services or department of children and youth has a title IV-E subgrant agreement in effect.
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