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56 OK Stat § 56-230.68 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.68. Fraud hot line.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain a statewide incoming areawide telephone service hot line for the purpose of reporting suspected cases of welfare eligibility fraud, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fraud and food stamp fraud. |B. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to enact the provisions of this section, and shall include in such rules procedures which address false reports and issues of confidentiality.Added by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 24, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 230.15 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.69 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.69. Child care resource and referral centers.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall, as funds become available, work with local communities to establish a statewide system of child care resource and referral centers. |B. The child care resource and referral centers shall be responsible for:1. Providing consumer education;2. Maintaining child care databases and linking working families to relevant services available in their communities;3. Developing child care supply and demand reports;4. Fostering partnerships between Head Start programs, churches, schools, government and nonprofit agencies;5. Providing information and technical assistance to individuals and groups wishing to develop or expand child care services;6. Coordinating training programs and informing child care providers about available training; and7. Working with the Department of Human Services on licensing and regulatory issues.Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.72 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.72. Medicaid assistance.

|The Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall jointly establish eligibility criteria which ensure that recipients of assistance pursuant to the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF), who become employed or who are at risk of losing Medicaid because of earned income disregards or other excluded resources pursuant to the |Statewide Temporary Assistance Responsibility System (STARS), will continue to receive Medicaid assistance as otherwise specified by state or federal law.Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 378, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.75 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.75. Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF Options Task Force).

|A. There is hereby created until June 1, 2000, the "Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program". The Task Force may be referred to as the "TANF Options Task Force". |B. The Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program shall:1. Review:a.the options available to Oklahoma under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act related to the eligibility of persons who are victims of domestic abuse or who are receiving or in need of treatment for substance abuse under the State Plan for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act, andb.the effects or potential effects of adopting such options; and2. Make recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 1999, concerning legislation or other state action which the Task Force deems necessary or desirable.Added by § 1 of Enrolled House Joint Resolution No. 1025 of the 2nd Session of the 46th Oklahoma Legislature. Codified by Laws 1998, c. 414, § 21, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.76 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.76. TANF Options Task Force — Membership.

|A. The Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program shall consist of thirteen (13) members and shall be composed as follows: |1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the House of Representatives, one member who shall represent a statewide domestic violence association, and one member who at the time of appointment is a TANF participant;2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint three members of the State Senate, one member who shall represent a statewide association of substance abuse treatment providers, and one member who at the time of appointment is a TANF participant;3. The Director of the Department of Human Services or the designee of the Director;4. The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or the designee of the Commissioner; and5. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority or the designee of the Administrator.B. The Speaker shall appoint the chair of the Task Force and the President Pro Tempore shall appoint the vice-chair from their appointees.C. Nonlegislative members of the Task Force shall be reimbursed by their appointing authority for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act. Legislative members shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. The House of Representatives and Senate shall provide staff support as required by the Task Force. The Department of Human Services, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall provide the Task Force with information and assistance as requested by the Task Force.Added by § 2 of Enrolled House Joint Resolution No. 1025 of the 2nd Session of the 46th Oklahoma Legislature. Codified by Laws 1998, c. 414, § 21, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.77 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.77. Delivery system for redemption of vouchers for services from faith-based providers.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall establish a service delivery system under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program that provides for redemption of vouchers for TANF services at participating private faith-based providers and federally recognized Indian tribes if they are effective and competitively priced for the results achieved. |B. The vouchers shall be made payable, on behalf of the TANF recipient, for the provision of TANF services that include, but are not limited to, subsidized and unsubsidized hourly employment, work experience, on-the-job training, assisted job search, job readiness assistance, job skills training, community service, substance abuse treatment, literacy and adult basic education, vocational-educational programs and child care.C. The Department shall establish a procedure whereby a qualified private faith-based provider that wishes to provide services to TANF recipients may register with the Department.D. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 2002, c. 272, § 1, eff. Nov 1, 2002.
56 OK Stat § 56-230.78 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-230.78. Oklahoma Marriage Initiative public service announcement campaign.

|There shall be created a statewide public service announcement campaign, under the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, promoting marriage as a tool against poverty and targeting all members of the public. No person appointed or elected to any public office in this state shall appear in the public service announcement campaign described in this section. No person, persons, or business entities employed in political consulting or receiving payment through funds related to any campaign for public office in this state shall be contracted to produce, develop, or otherwise provide any services related to any provision of this act. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 231, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
56 OK Stat § 56-231 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-231. Applicant for assistance to request filing of criminal charges.

|Any person who shall make application for aid for dependent children with the Department of Public Welfare, or any of its county offices or other subagencies, must, in order to be eligible for further assistance payments, where the person or persons legally responsible for such support is willfully and without lawful excuse failing to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter or medical attendance for such child or children, within three (3) months from the day of application request the district attorney of the county where such applicant resides to file criminal charges against the person or persons legally responsible for the support of such child or children, and cooperate fully in prosecuting such charges to completion when filed by the district attorney. |Added by Laws 1951, p. 14, § 1.
56 OK Stat § 56-232 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-232. Public Welfare Commission - Notice and information to district attorney.

|It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission, its director, its agents and employees, in all cases where application is made for aid for neglected and dependent children to ascertain as to whether or not the need for such aid arises from the willful desertion or abandonment of said children by the person or persons obligated by law to provide for said children, and if said children are willfully abandoned or neglected by the person or persons required by law to support said children, to report the same to the district attorney of the county in which said children reside, and to furnish the district attorney with the names of witnesses and all information which they may have that the district attorney may require for the purpose of prosecuting the person or persons obligated by law to support such children under the criminal statutes of this state, and to require the applicant to request the district attorney of the county to file criminal charges against the person or persons legally responsible for the support of such child or children, and cooperate fully in prosecuting such charges to completion when filed by the district attorney, within three (3) months from the day of application in order to be eligible for further assistance payments. |Added by Laws 1951, p. 14, § 2.
56 OK Stat § 56-233 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-233. Referral of willfully delinquent parents to district attorney for prosecution.

|A. If any parent of a child is determined by the Department of Human Services to be willfully violating the provisions of Section 852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department may refer the case to the proper district attorney for prosecution. |B. The Department shall provide assistance to the district attorneys in such prosecutions.Added by Laws 1968, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 102, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1975; Laws 1995, c. 346, § 16, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2008, c. 407, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
56 OK Stat § 56-234 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-234. Actions to secure compliance with court's support or maintenance orders.

|A. If a party in a divorce action or other civil case has disobeyed or failed to comply with an order of the court to make payments for the support or maintenance of a child for whom the Department of Human Services thereafter makes payments in its program for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), the Department may file and prosecute in such action or civil case an application to have a party cited and punished for contempt of court, or any other pleading to secure compliance with the court's order. |B. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with district attorneys, is authorized to periodically offer an amnesty program for those who owe past-due child support. The Department, in coordination with district attorneys, may announce and publicize a program that offers those who owe past-due child support an opportunity to pay off the past-due support by a certain date. If payment in full is made, the Department, in coordination with district attorneys, may forego the use of other enforcement remedies for support past-due and accrued interest on that amount owed to the state up to that date. For accrued interest owed to a parent, the parent may, by affidavit, waive the past-due interest.Added by Laws 1968, c. 165, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 422, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
56 OK Stat § 56-235 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-235. Payments to Department of Human Services.

|Any court ordering a party in a civil case to make payments for the support or maintenance of a child may direct, and upon application of the Director of the Department of Human Services, the court shall direct, that such payments be made to the Department of Human Services which shall be disbursed according to federal regulations. The court's order, or payments made pursuant thereto, shall not affect the amount of such assistance payments so long as the custodian of the child makes all reasonable efforts, when necessary, to cause the court's order to be obeyed. If payments are not made by such party as directed by the court, the Director of the Department of Human Services may file and prosecute in the case an application to have the party cited for contempt of court, or other pleading to secure a compliance with the court's order. Provided, the authority of the Director of the Department of Human Services to take such action shall not affect the right or responsibility of the custodian of the child to take, or excuse her or him from taking, similar action. The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services shall have authority to adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 165, § 3, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 17, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988.
56 OK Stat § 56-236 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-236. Legal division or unit - Contracts for private legal counsel.

|A. The Commission for Human Services shall establish or provide for a legal division or unit in the Department of Human Services. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall employ attorneys as needed, which may be on full-time and part-time basis. Such attorneys, in addition to advising the Commission, Director and Department personnel on legal matters, may appear for and represent the Commission, Director and Department in legal actions and proceedings. Provided, that it shall continue to be the duty of the Attorney General to give his official opinion to the Commission, Director or Department, and to prosecute and defend actions therefor, if requested to do so. The Attorney General may levy and collect costs, expenses of litigation and a reasonable attorney's fee for such legal services from the Commission. Provided, however the charges which the Attorney General is authorized to levy and collect shall only include those costs and charges which exceed the costs associated with the salary and benefits of one attorney FTE position per fiscal year. |B. The Commission shall not contract for representation by private legal counsel unless approved by the Attorney General. Such contract for private legal counsel shall be in the best interests of the state.C. The Attorney General shall be notified by the Commission or its counsel of all lawsuits against the Commission, its officers or employees that seek injunctive relief which would impose obligations requiring the expenditure of funds in excess of unencumbered monies in the agency's appropriations or beyond the current fiscal year. The Attorney General shall review any such cases and may represent the interests of the state, if he considers it to be in the best interest of the state to do so, in which case he shall be paid as provided in subsection A of this section. Representation of multiple defendants in such actions may, at the discretion of the Attorney General, be divided with counsel for the Commission as necessary to avoid conflicts of interest.Added by Laws 1968, c. 165, § 4, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 288, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.1. Agreements between district attorneys and the Department for enforcement and collection of child support obligations.

|District attorneys may enter into agreements with the Department of Human Services for the enforcement and collection of child support obligations under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. Section 651 et seq. Such agreements may include provisions for the payment of federal or state funds to the district attorney for the payment of any expense incurred in the operation of the district attorney's office for the purposes of such agreement. All funds, except payroll funds, shall be transmitted to the county treasurer and deposited in a special fund to be known as the "District Attorney Child Support Contract Fund" and be disbursed in accordance with accounting procedures prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. Such special funds shall not be a part of the general fund of the county and shall not be subject to appropriation by the county excise board. Payroll funds, which shall be governed by Section 215.30 of this title, shall be paid pursuant to the agreement. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. March 24, 1980. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 340, § 20, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1995, c. 346, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.2. Child Support Enforcement Division - Providing information to governmental and private entities by electronic media.

|The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide information or referrals, including but not limited to, income assignments, tax refund offsets, liens and notices, by means of an abstract of the information, which may be submitted to any governmental or private entity by electronic media in the most economical, effective and timely method, including on-line, real time access or various methods of batch processing. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 309, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.3. Attorneys employed by or contracting with Department of Human Services - Duties - Relationship.

|A. Attorneys employed by or contracting with the Department of Human Services for the establishment of paternity and the establishment, enforcement, and collection of child support obligations under Part D of Title IV of the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 651 et seq., or attorneys acting for the Department through an agreement as set forth in Section 237.1 of this title may represent the state or other states in administrative or civil actions. |B. Department attorneys represent the state and not the interests of any other party. Providing services under Title IV-D of the Federal Social Security Act does not create an attorney-client relationship with any other party.C. Neither the Department of Human Services nor any attorney providing services under Title IV-D of the Federal Social Security Act shall be authorized to accept service, as authorized in Section 2005 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for any party other than the Department of Human Services.Added by Laws 1992, c. 153, § 3, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.5. AFDC payments to adult custodians - Purpose.

|For purposes of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, public assistance payments made to an eligible adult custodian in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program shall be deemed to be made for the benefit of a minor child and shall be paid to the adult having actual and continuous physical custody of the minor child. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 5, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 9, eff. July 1, 1995.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.6. AFDC recipients required to participate in parent or early childhood education programs.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall require, as a condition of participation, that parents or guardians receiving benefits pursuant to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program participate in a parent education program or enlist or enroll their child or children in a Head Start program, a Parents as Teachers program, a local early childhood education program for four-year-old children, if available, in kindergarten programs, or in schooling deemed appropriate by school authorities, unless the child is being home educated as per the Oklahoma Constitution and statutes. |B. The Department shall allow parents or guardians who attend all parent-teacher conferences requested by teachers or other officials, or who participate in parent education programs offered by a school district to apply an equivalent amount of time towards any work experience or job training requirements.Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 37, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 346, § 11, eff. July 1, 1995.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.8. Order of administrative law judge.

|After evidence has been presented at a hearing, the administrative law judge shall enter a written order which shall contain findings of fact and conclusions of law as to each contested issue. The order shall be submitted to the district office and to the obligor or the attorney of the obligor by certificate of mailing within twenty (20) days after the conclusion of the hearing. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 403, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.9. Administrative law judge authorized to conduct hearings by electronic means.

|Upon agreement or a showing of hardship by one of the parties, or upon the court's own motion, the administrative law judge may conduct administrative hearings telephonically or by other electronic means. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 403, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.9a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.9a. Electronic transmittal of documents, electronic signature - Rules.

|A. The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) may allow electronic transmittals of documents and electronic signatures if safeguards are in place to protect against unauthorized use. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath when filed with OAH, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record. |B. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to implement electronic filing and signatures for OAH.Added by Laws 2007, c. 49, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
56 OK Stat § 56-237.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-237.10. Docketing of administrative orders.

|Administrative orders entered pursuant to this title shall be docketed in the county of the underlying district court order, if any. If there is no underlying district court order filed in this state, the administrative order shall be filed in the county of residence of the custodian of the child, or if the custodian resides out-of-state, in the county of residence of the obligor. The administrative order shall be enforced by the district court in the same manner as an order of the district court. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 403, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 140, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.