It shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained in, vital records or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any such record except as authorized by this law and by regulation or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or in the following situations:

1. (1) A listing of persons who are born or who die on a particular date may be disclosed upon request, but no information from the record other than the name and the date of such birth or death shall be disclosed;
2. (2) The department may authorize the disclosure of information contained in vital records for legitimate research purposes;
3. (3) To a qualified applicant as provided in section 193.255.

(L. 1984 S.B. 574, A.L. 1992 H.B. 894)