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10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-109. Foster placements - License or authorization - Exception.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no child in the custody of the Department of Human Services shall be placed with any foster placement unless the foster placement: |1. Has a current license or authorization issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; or2. Meets licensing standards as required by the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and is otherwise approved for foster care by the state agency for children within its custody.B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no person, corporation, or other legal entity shall receive a child for foster care or provide foster care services to a child unless such legal entity has a license or meets licensing standards as required by the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, and is otherwise approved by the state agency for children within its custody.C. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit foster placement of children in foster homes licensed or approved by Indian tribes, pursuant to the terms in Section 40.8 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. This section shall not apply when a parent or legal custodian executes a power of attorney to delegate parental or legal authority as authorized by Section 1 of this act.Added by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 386, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 96, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7205 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 282, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 172, § 5, emerg. eff. April 28, 2014.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-110. Grounds for determination of placement.

|In determining placement of a deprived child in foster care: |1. The Department of Human Services or the court, if the court does not place the child with the Department, and any child-placing agency shall be governed by the best interests of the child; and2. The child may express a preference as to placement and the preference may be given with or without the parents, foster parents, guardians, or any other parties being present. The Department, the court, or the child-placing agency shall determine whether the best interests of the child will be served by the child's preference. The Department, the court, or the child-placing agency shall not be bound by the child's preference and may consider other facts in determining the placement.Added by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 99, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7207 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 283, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-112. Voluntary foster care placement.

|A. The Department of Human Services may accept a child into voluntary foster care placement when requested by the parent having legal custody of the child or when requested by a child residing in foster care who reaches eighteen (18) years of age and wishes to continue to reside in the foster care home pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section. |B. 1. Any child may be accepted into voluntary foster care placement with the Department.2. The Department shall inform a parent considering voluntary foster care placement of a child, or the child residing in foster care who attains eighteen (18) years of age and wishes to continue to reside in the foster care home, of the following as applicable:a.a parent who enters a voluntary foster care placement agreement may at any time request that the agency return the child,b.evidence gathered during the time the child is voluntarily placed in foster care may be used at a later time as the basis for a petition alleging that the child is deprived, or as the basis for a petition seeking termination of parental rights,c.the timelines and procedures for voluntary foster care placements.3. Upon acceptance of a child into voluntary foster care placement, the Department shall prepare a notice of placement signed by the parent or the child residing in foster care who reaches eighteen (18) years of age and wishes to continue to reside in the foster care home.4. A period of voluntary foster care placement pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not exceed ninety (90) days except as otherwise provided by the Department by rule.5. Except as otherwise provided by this section or Section 1-4-904 of this title, voluntary foster care placement pursuant to the conditions and restrictions of this subsection shall not constitute abandonment, or abuse or neglect as defined in the Oklahoma Children's Code.6. The Department shall promulgate rules for the purpose of assessing parents for the full or partial cost of voluntary foster care placement.Added by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 32, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 106, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7214 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 285, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-113. Visitation requirements for the Department of Human Services or child-placing agency.

|The Department of Human Services or child-placing agency shall visit each foster child a minimum of one time per month, with no less than two visits per quarter in the foster placement. Each child shall be interviewed, or if an infant observed, alone without the foster parent present at least one time per quarter. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 414, § 14, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 159, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 108, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7221 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 286, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 338, § 13, eff. July 1, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-114. Foster parent eligibility assessment – Completion and costs - Reimbursement.

|A. The Department of Human Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be responsible for the completion of and costs of the foster parent eligibility assessment and any national criminal history records search based upon submission of fingerprints, preparation of a treatment and service plan, and a medical examination only for the children placed in the custody of the state agency. The state agency may provide for reimbursement of such expenses, costs, and charges so incurred pursuant to the Oklahoma Children’s Code or the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, as applicable. |B. No child shall be eligible for any reimbursement through the state Medicaid program for placement in therapeutic foster care unless such placement has been reviewed and approved pursuant to rules regarding medical necessity for therapeutic foster care placement promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 135, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-7-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-7-116. Notice to placement agencies when a child in custody becomes eligible for adoption.

|A. When a child in the custody of the Department of Human Services becomes eligible for adoption and the child needs a permanent placement, the Department shall notify and disseminate information about the child to licensed child-placing agencies that have requested in writing to receive such notice in order to locate a possible prospective adoptive parent for the child. |B. Upon completion of an adoption specified in subsection A of this section, the Department may provide reimbursement of expenses incurred by the child-placing agency for recruiting, training and conducting a home study for the adoptive parent.Added by Laws 2017, c. 342, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-101. Education and training of judicial personnel and attorneys with juvenile docket responsibility.

|A. 1. The Supreme Court is required to establish by rule, education and training requirements for judges, associate judges, special judges, and referees who have juvenile docket responsibility. Rules shall include, but not be limited to, education and training relating to juvenile law, child abuse and neglect, foster care and out-of-home placement, domestic violence, behavioral health treatment, and other similar topics. |2. All judges having juvenile docket responsibility shall attend at least twelve (12) hours of training in such courses each calendar year relating to the topics described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.3. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses for judicial personnel, including monitoring the attendance of judicial personnel at such training.B. 1. Any district attorney, assistant district attorney, public defender, assistant public defender, attorney employed by or under contract with the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, court-appointed attorney, or attorney employed by or under contract with a district court whose duties include juvenile docket responsibility shall complete at least six (6) hours of education and training annually in courses relating to the topics described in paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section. These education and training requirements may be accomplished through a collaborative effort between the judiciary and others with juvenile docket responsibilities.2. Each judicial district shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses for attorneys identified in this subsection whose duties routinely include juvenile court docket responsibilities. The chief judge of each judicial district, or any designee judge with juvenile docket responsibilities, shall carry out this mandate within one (1) year of the effective date of this legislation.Added by Laws 1989, c. 269, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 47, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 353, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 200, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 386, § 15, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 415, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 8, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 1211 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 287, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 21, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-104. Mileage fees and witness reimbursement.

|In proceedings pursuant to this Code, the court may allow mileage, as in civil actions, to witnesses and reimbursement for expert witnesses. However, any mileage and reimbursement paid in accordance with this section shall not be tendered in advance of the hearing. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 124, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 128, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1982, c. 312, § 24, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1989, c. 363, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 41, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1124 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 53, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 289, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-105. Penalties.

|A willful violation of any provision of an order of the court issued under the provisions of this Code shall constitute indirect contempt of court, and shall be punishable as such. Punishment for any such act of contempt shall not exceed a fine of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for more than thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 122, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 42, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1122 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 54, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.3 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 290, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-106. Applicability of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act.

|If a child is reported to a law enforcement agency as a missing child, or a custodial parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of a child requests the issuance of a fingerprint card, the provisions of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act shall apply. With the voluntary and informed consent of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child, fingerprints obtained and maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act may be used by law enforcement officers. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 62, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 74, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7005-1.6 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 291, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-107. Order for transportation of child by sheriff's office - Reimbursement.

|A. The court may issue an order directing the county sheriff or his designee of the county in which the court is located to provide transportation to a child who is the subject of a deprived proceeding, regardless of where the child is placed within the state, for purposes of the following: |1. Transferring the child from his or her current placement to a designated inpatient treatment facility, as more further defined in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;2. Transferring the child from the inpatient treatment facility to court for hearing;3. Transferring the child from an out-of-county placement to court for hearing and returning the child back to the out-of-county placement; and4. Assisting the Department of Human Services in transporting a child from any location to placement when requested by the Department for purposes of ensuring the safekeeping of the child as well as the Department employee.B. 1. The Department shall provide reimbursement to the county sheriff or his designee for necessary and actual expenses for transporting the child as follows:a.a fee for the cost of personal services at the rate of Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per hour,b.mileage reimbursement for each mile actually traveled at the rate established in the State Travel Reimbursement Act,c.meals for transporting personnel, not to exceed Seven Dollars ($7.00) per meal, andd.meals for the child being transported, not to exceed Seven Dollars ($7.00) per meal.2. The Department shall process and mail reimbursement claims within sixty (60) days of receipt. Payments for services provided by the county sheriff’s office shall be paid to the county and deposited in the sheriff’s service fee account.C. The court issuing the transportation order shall make such provision for the transportation and safekeeping of a child as is appropriate in the circumstances.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 137, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-108. Appointment of legal guardian – Appointment of guardian ad litem.

|A. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem of the estate of the child when necessary for the purpose of preserving the child's property rights, securing for the child any benefits to which the child may be entitled under social security programs, insurance, claims against third parties, and otherwise, and receiving and administering such funds or property for the care and education of the child. |1. When the child is in the emergency or temporary custody of the Department of Human Services, the court may appoint an attorney or a parent as guardian ad litem of the estate of the child.2. When a child is in the permanent legal custody of the Department, the Director shall serve as the legal guardian of the estate of the child until an attorney guardian ad litem is appointed.B. A copy of the order appointing a guardian ad litem shall be provided to the Department.C. When the appointment of a guardian ad litem is necessary, the appointment may be made in the deprived case; provided, the actions of the guardian ad litem shall be subject to the approval of the court with jurisdiction to adjudicate the property interests of the child.Added by Laws 1971, c. 248, § 1, emerg. eff. June 16, 1971. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1145 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 15, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7002-2.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 292, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-109. Development of agency-wide process for background checks - Individual limits to number of children.

|A. Unless prohibited by state or federal law, the Department shall develop, where feasible, an agency-wide process for conducting background checks, fingerprinting, and personal care applications. |B. The Department shall maintain limits on the number of children a person is authorized to care for; however, a person shall be permitted to provide multiple services where authorized.Added by Laws 2009, c. 338, § 21, eff. July 1, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-110. Falsification of documents relating to deprived children proceedings - Penalties.

|Any member of law enforcement, state employee, employee of a private employer, or any other individual that appears in a deprived child proceeding who knowingly and intentionally falsifies any document containing a material fact in any case in which a child has been alleged or adjudicated deprived that results in the great bodily harm or the death of the child shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for up to two (2) years or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 2012, c. 341, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-111. Annual credit report for youth in custody.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall provide each youth in its custody fourteen (14) years and older an annual credit report. The Department shall inform the court with jurisdiction over the youth of any inaccuracies in a credit report displaying evidence of identity theft or any other activity fraudulently made on behalf of the youth in custody. The Department may implement the requirements of this section in stages beginning with youth in the independent living program whose credit rating may inhibit employment and housing opportunities when the child is no longer in custody. |B. Within one (1) year of November 1, 2014, the Department of Human Services shall submit annual reports on the implementation of the provisions of this section to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Human Services Committee. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, the number of youths in the Department's custody receiving credit score reports, the frequency of such reports and administrative issues faced by the Department in the implementation of this section. Such reports shall continue to be issued by the Department until November 1, 2018.Added by Laws 2014, c. 143, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 189, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2017, c. 342, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-8-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-8-112. Private child-placing agencies – Objection to placement of a child based on religious or moral convictions or policies.

|A. To the extent allowed by federal law, no private child-placing agency shall be required to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in any placement of a child for foster care or adoption when the proposed placement would violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. |B. The Department of Human Services shall not deny an application for an initial license or renewal of a license or revoke the license of a private child-placing agency because of the agency's objection to performing, assisting, counseling, recommending, consenting to, referring, or participating in a placement that violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies.C. A state or local government entity may not deny a private child-placing agency any grant, contract, or participation in a government program because of the agency's objection to performing, assisting, counseling, recommending, consenting to, referring, or participating in a placement that violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies.D. Refusal of a private child-placing agency to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in a placement that violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies shall not form the basis of a civil action.E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a private child-placing agency shall not refuse to perform any act otherwise required by state or federal law, or authorize any act otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to allow a private child-placing agency to refuse any services to a child in the custody of the Department.Added by Laws 2018, c. 322, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-9-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-9-101. Community-based programs.

|The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and the Oklahoma Youth Services Association, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall: |1. Identify community-based prevention and intervention-related services and facilitate access to such services for children and families at risk of future abuse or neglect; and2. Assist in the development and coordination of community-based programs that work to reduce the potential for abuse and neglect in at-risk families.Added by Laws 1998, c. 416, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 82, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7105.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 293, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.