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56 OK Stat § 56-127 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-127. Authorization to use or lease realty held for indigent care facilities - Sales not restricted.

|The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to hold, own, or use for any other lawful county purpose, or lease for any other lawful purpose, any real estate deeded to or held by such county for the purpose of county indigent care facilities, when, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, such real estate is not needed, is unsuitable, or inconvenient for the purpose of an indigent care facility; provided that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the said county from selling the said property as provided by law, and the power to hold, own, or use said property for any lawful county purpose, or lease said property for any lawful purpose, shall be in addition to the power to sell said property as provided in Sections 121 through 126 of this title. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 92, § 1. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 235, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-128 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-128. Resolution.

|Before any real estate deeded to or held by any such county for the purpose of county indigent care facilities shall be held, owned, or used for any other lawful county purpose, or leased for any other lawful purpose, the board of county commissioners in regular or special session shall adopt a resolution declaring that said real estate is not needed for county indigent care facility purposes, or is unsuitable or inconvenient for such purposes, or that other or more suitable or convenient real property within the county is obtainable at a fair and reasonable value, such resolution to be published with other proceedings of the county commissioners. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 92, § 2. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 235, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-142 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-142. Amount of allowance.

|The allowance to each of such women shall not exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) a month when she has but one child under the age of fourteen (14) years, and if she has more than one child under the age of fourteen (14) years, it shall not exceed the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) a month for the first child and Five Dollars ($5.00) a month for each of the other children under the age of fourteen (14) years. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 2.
56 OK Stat § 56-143 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-143. Conditions of allowance.

|Such allowance shall be made by the county court and only upon the following conditions: |(1) The child or children for whose benefit the allowance is made must be living with the mother of such child or children; (2) The allowance shall be made only when in the absence of such allowance the mother would be required to work regularly away from her home and children, and when by means of such allowance she will be able to remain at home with her children; (3) The mother must, in the judgment of the county court, be a proper person, morally, physically and mentally, for the bringing up of her children; (4) Such allowance shall, in the judgment of the court, be necessary to save the child or children from neglect; (5) No person shall receive the benefit of this act who shall not have been a resident of the county in which such application is made for at least one (1) year next before the making of such application for such allowance.Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 3. Amended by Laws 1921, c. 19, p. 26, § 1.
56 OK Stat § 56-144 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-144. Termination or modification of allowance.

|Whenever any child shall reach the age of fourteen (14) years any allowance made to the mother of such child for the benefit of such child shall cease. The county court may, at its discretion, at any time before such child reaches the age of fourteen (14) years, discontinue or modify the allowance to any mother and for any child. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 4.
56 OK Stat § 56-145 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-145. Provisions when fund is insufficient.

|Should the fund herein authorized be sufficient to permit an allowance to only a part of the persons coming within the provisions of this law, the county court shall select those cases in most urgent need of such allowance. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 5.
56 OK Stat § 56-146 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-146. Class of widows entitled.

|The provisions of this law shall not apply to any woman whose husband is not dead or who is not confined in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary or other prison in this state, or is in a state institution for the insane in this state, and in the two latter cases it shall not apply unless such prisoner is the lawful husband of the woman seeking such allowance. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 6.
56 OK Stat § 56-147 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-147. Unlawful procurement - Penalty for attempt.

|Any person procuring or attempting to procure any allowance for a person not entitled thereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 7.
56 OK Stat § 56-148 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-148. Judgments for allowance - Citizens may petition rehearing.

|In each case where an allowance is made to any woman under the provisions of this act, a judgment entry to that effect shall be entered upon the records of the county court making such allowance, and it shall be the right of any taxpaying citizen at any time to file a motion to set aside such judgment; and on such motion the county court, or the court to whom such motion may be taken on a change of venue, shall hear evidence, either with or without a jury, as either side may demand, and may make a new order granting or refusing such allowance, and from such order so made an appeal shall lie as in ordinary civil cases. If the judgment making such allowance is not appealed from, or is affirmed on appeal, the person filing such motion shall pay all the costs of such motion and the proceedings subsequent thereto. Such motion may be renewed from time to time, but not oftener than once in any calendar year. |Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 8.
56 OK Stat § 56-161 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-161. Definitions.

|(a) When used herein, the term "State Department" shall mean the State Department of Public Welfare; |(b) The term "Commission" shall mean the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission;(c) The term "county board" shall mean the county board of public welfare;(d) The term "Director" shall mean the Director of Public Welfare;(e) The term "applicant" shall mean a person who has applied for assistance under this act;(f) The term "recipient" shall mean any person who is receiving assistance under the terms of this act;(g) The term "assistance" shall mean money payments to, medical care in behalf of, or any other kind of benefit to or for recipients who receive aid under the provisions of this act.(h) The singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine;(i) The term "county department" shall mean the county board of public welfare, a county director of public welfare and such other personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties of the county department;(j) The term "Department" shall mean the State Department of Public Welfare and the county department of public welfare.Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 1, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 85, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1939; Laws 1951, p. 156, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1951.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.1. Additional names for Department of Public Welfare, Welfare Commission and Director.

|(a) The Department of Public Welfare shall also be known as, and may perform official acts and transact official business in the name of, Department of Human Services. |(b) The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall also be known as, and may perform official acts and transact official business in the name of, the Commission for Human Services.(c) The Director of Public Welfare shall also be known as, and may perform official acts and transact official business in the name of, the Director of Human Services.Added by Laws 1968, p. 816, H.J.R. No. 561, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1968. Amended by Laws 1980, S.J.R. No. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.1a. Additional names for Department of Human Services and Director of Human Services.

|Whenever the name of Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services appears in any law contract or other document it shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Human Services. Whenever the name of the Commission for Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services, or Director of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services appears in any law, contract or other document, it shall be deemed to refer to the Director of Human Services. |Added by Laws 1980, S.J.R. No. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1980. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 344, § 2, eff. Nov. 7, 2012.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.2. Campus police and juvenile officers - Appointment - Powers.

|The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to appoint campus police for institutions, county office buildings and any other buildings and their adjacent grounds under the jurisdiction of the Department, in the same manner and with the same powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state institutions for higher education under the provisions of Sections 360.11 through 360.14 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department may also appoint and commission juvenile officers to assist it in maintaining custody of children committed to the Department, and in making investigations and in prosecuting court proceedings under the provisions of Sections 233 through 236 of this title, relating to child support enforcement. Such officers shall have the powers of peace officers, including the authority to serve and execute process, bench warrants and other court orders in cases in which the Department is a party or a participant. Each juvenile officer shall be required to execute a bond in such form and amount as may be approved by the Department, the cost thereof to be paid by the Department. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 124, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 326, § 9, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 330, § 23, eff. July 1, 1993.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.3. Police officers - Certification.

|Employees of the Department of Human Services serving as police officers shall obtain a certificate as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 68, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1985.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.4. Peace officers for Commission.

|The Director of the Department of Human Services shall have the authority to commission certified employees within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department as peace officers. The authority of employees so commissioned shall include the authority to investigate crimes committed against the Department or crimes committed in the course of any program administered by the Department and the authority to investigate cases of Medicaid recipient fraud. Employees so commissioned shall also have the authority to serve and execute process, bench warrants and other court orders in any judicial or administrative proceeding in which the Department is a party or participant. Use and possession of firearms shall be at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Human Services, for the fraud unit only. To become qualified as peace officers for the commission, employees shall first obtain a certificate as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 272, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 134, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
56 OK Stat § 56-162.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-162.5. Institutional Maintenance and Construction Unit and Architecture and Engineering Planning Unit - Authority to contract with Oklahoma Medical Center.

|The Institutional Maintenance and Construction Unit and the Architecture and Engineering Planning Unit of the Department of Human Services, or its successors, shall have authority to submit bids and enter into contracts with and to perform services for the Oklahoma Medical Center for construction and remodeling projects that fall within the scope of services of the Unit or its successors. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 174, § 7, emerg. eff. May 8, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-163 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-163. County boards - Appointment - Duties.

|The Commission may appoint in each county a county board consisting of either three, five, or seven members, the majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. These members shall serve without salary at the pleasure of the Commission. No candidate for office nor any elective officer shall serve as a member of the county board. Members of the Legislature and any elective official of the State of Oklahoma shall be disqualified to recommend for appointment any member of the county board. |It shall be the duty of the county departments to:(a) Administer the provision of this act within their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this act;(b) Report to the Commission at such times and in such manner and form as the Commission may from time to time direct.Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 3, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 87, § 3, emerg. eff. May 9, 1939; Laws 1947, p. 342, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1947.
56 OK Stat § 56-163.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-163.1. Satellite meal sites.

|The Department of Human Services shall authorize the establishment of local satellite meal sites for the purpose of encouraging older Oklahomans to congregate in order to eat meals prepared at another location and delivered to the local satellite meal site. |The Department of Human Services with the cooperation of the State Fire Marshal and the Oklahoma State Department of Health shall adopt and promulgate standards for the establishment of such satellite meal sites so as to comply with any applicable fire and health code based on occupancy and use of the site. It is the intention of the Legislature that such standards shall be adequate to protect the health and safety of the persons congregating at satellite meal sites but also which will authorize and allow the establishment of the satellite meal sites by the Department, and which will encourage the use of the satellite meal sites for meal delivery services to older Oklahomans.Added by Laws 1992, c. 277, § 10, eff. July 1, 1992.
56 OK Stat § 56-163.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-163.2. Josephine Meade Anti-Hunger Act.

|This section and Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Josephine Meade Anti-Hunger Act". |Added by Laws 2013, c. 339, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2013.
56 OK Stat § 56-163.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-163.3. Leftover food – Prevention of waste.

|The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules authorizing the patrons of senior nutrition project sites to take home leftover food. The Department may also seek ways to receive for distribution to patrons donated packaged or nonperishable food as well as natural fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables with no requirements for sites to provide overnight storage. |The State Department of Education shall promulgate rules to prevent food waste in public school cafeterias and shall develop policies for redistributing leftover foods to students in need. The Department may seek ways to receive for distribution to needy students packaged or nonperishable food as well as natural fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables with no requirements for school cafeterias to provide overnight storage.Added by Laws 2013, c. 339, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 2013.
56 OK Stat § 56-166 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-166. Application for assistance.

|Application for assistance under this act shall be made to the county department of the county in which the applicant resides. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or legal guardian and shall be in a manner and upon the form prescribed by the State Department. |Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 6, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 89, § 6, emerg. eff. May 9, 1939.
56 OK Stat § 56-166.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-166.1. Application for assistance resulting from birth of child.

|Any person who makes application with the Department of Human Services for medical assistance resulting from the birth of any child shall provide the name of the person or persons legally responsible for the support of such child prior to receipt of any such medical assistance. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 356, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-166.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-166.2. Concurrent applications by active duty military members.

|If a person who is on active duty with the United States Armed Forces makes an application to the Department of Human Services to receive any type of state or federal assistance, either for himself or herself or for an immediate family member, and the person has previously made the same or a substantially similar application in another state which was pending at the time the person became a resident of this state, the Department shall consider the application as if it had been made in this state at the time it was originally made in the other state. |Added by Laws 2015, c. 66, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
56 OK Stat § 56-167 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-167. Investigation of applications.

|The Department shall promptly investigate all applications for assistance, and shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this act, the amount of assistance, if any, and the date such assistance shall begin. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision. |Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 7, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 90, § 7, emerg. eff. May 9, 1939.
56 OK Stat § 56-167.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-167.1. Request for financial records - Consent.

|The Department of Human Services, with the written consent of the client, may request a copy of the financial records or any other records specified in said written consent from a financial institution or other agency regulated by federal or state law. The request shall be for the purpose of investigating the eligibility of the client for assistance or service from the Department. Said financial institution or agency shall furnish said records at no cost to the client or the Department. If the client refuses to sign said written consent, then the Department shall refuse the client assistance or service. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 84, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 1984.
56 OK Stat § 56-168 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-168. Appeal by applicant - Procedure - Review.

|A. Any applicant or recipient adversely affected by a decision of the Department of Human Services on benefits or services provided pursuant to the provisions of this title, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section after such applicant or recipient has been notified of the adverse decision of the Department. |B. 1. Upon timely receipt of a request for a hearing as specified in the notice of adverse decision, the Department shall hold a hearing pursuant to the provisions of Section 310 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.2. The record of the hearing shall include but shall not be limited to:a.all pleadings, motions, and intermediate rulings,b.evidence received or considered,c.any decision, opinion, or report by the officer presiding at the hearing, andd.all staff memoranda or data submitted to the hearing officer or members of the agency in connection with their consideration of the case.3. Oral proceedings shall be electronically recorded by the Department. Any party may request a copy of the tape recording of their administrative hearing or may request a transcription of the tape recording to comply with any federal or state law.4. The decision issued pursuant to this subsection shall be the final decision of the Department unless appealed pursuant to subsection C of this section.C. Any decision of the Department after such a hearing pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be subject to review by the Director of Human Services or a designee of the Director upon a timely request for review by the applicant, recipient or Department staff. The Director or a designee of the Director shall issue a decision after review or may refer review of the hearing decision to the Commission for Human Services. The referral shall be based on criteria established by the Commission. The decision of the Director or a designee of the Director shall be final unless appealed as provided by the provisions of subsection D of this section.D. Any applicant or recipient under this title aggrieved by a decision of the Director or a designee of the Director rendered pursuant to this section may petition the district court in which the applicant or recipient resides for a judicial review of the decision pursuant to the provisions of Sections 318 through 323 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A copy of the petition shall be served by mail upon the General Counsel of the Department.Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 8, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 90, § 8, emerg. eff. May 9, 1939; Laws 1985, c. 11, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 7, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 233, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 170, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 415, § 17, emerg. eff. June 5, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 253, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.