(1) All records maintained by a YCF and all personal information made available to a YCF pertaining to an individual child must be kept confidential and are not available to any person, agency or organization except as specified in (2) through (4) of this rule.

(2) All records pertaining to an individual child are available upon request to:

(a) the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or attorney absent specific and compelling reasons for refusing such records;

(b) a court with continuing jurisdiction over the placement of the child or any court of competent jurisdiction issuing an order for such records;

(c) a mature child to whom the records pertain, absent specific and compelling reasons for refusing specific records; or

(d) an adult who was formerly the child in care to whom the records pertain absent specific and compelling reasons for refusing such records.

(3) All records pertaining to individual children placed by the department are available at any time to the department or its representatives.

(4) Records pertaining to individual children not placed by or in the custody of the department shall be available to the department for the purposes of licensing or relicensing the YCF.