Notwithstanding any provision of this code making records confidential, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and the department of health and human services may receive from and provide to federal and state agencies information gathered in the administration of the exchange, including social security numbers, if the disclosure is necessary for the commissioner, the department of health and human services, or the receiving entity to perform its duties and responsibilities.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-54-04