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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.19. Implementation of order of suspension, revocation or probation.

A. Upon receipt of an administrative order issued by the OAH to suspend or revoke the license of an obligor, the licensing board shall implement the order by:
1. Determining if it has issued a license or has received an application for issuance or renewal of a license to the person whose name appears on the order;
2. Notifying the obligor of the suspension or revocation;
3. Demanding the license, if required;
4. Entering the suspension or revocation on the appropriate records; and
5. Reporting the suspension, revocation, or probation, as appropriate.
B. An order, issued by the OAH, directing the licensing board to suspend or revoke a license shall be processed and implemented by the licensing board without any additional review or hearing, and shall continue until the OAH, the district court, or the appellate court advises the licensing board by order that the suspension or revocation is terminated.
C. The licensing board shall have no jurisdiction to modify, remand, reverse, vacate, or stay the order of the Department for the suspension or revocation of a license.
D. In the event of suspension or revocation of a license, any funds paid by the obligor to the licensing board for costs related to issuance, renewal, or maintenance of a license shall not be refunded to the obligor.
E. The licensing board is exempt from liability to the obligor for activities conducted in compliance with this section.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 124, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.20. Fees to cover administrative costs.

A licensing board may charge the obligor a fee to cover the administrative costs incurred by the licensing board pursuant to Sections 5 through 10 of this act. Fees collected pursuant to this section by a licensing board which has an agency revolving fund shall be deposited in the agency revolving fund for the use by the licensing board to pay the costs of administering Sections 5 through 10 of this act. Otherwise, such administrative costs shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the state.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.21. Promulgation of rules.

A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of Sections 5 through 10 of this act.
B. Each licensing board shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of Sections 5 through 10 of this act.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22. Financial institution data match reporting system.

A. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with representatives of the financial industry in Oklahoma, shall develop and implement a financial institution data match reporting system. Such system shall be operated by the Department and shall use automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible to compare account information data held by financial institutions with the Child Support Enforcement Division's database of child obligors in noncompliance with an order of support.
B. The Department is authorized to enter into any contracts or cooperative agreements necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
C. Release and maintenance of any information in a good faith attempt to comply with the provisions of this act shall not constitute a violation of any confidentiality or financial privacy law.
D. The Department shall adopt rules under the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 25, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22A. Financial institution data match reporting system - Definitions.

As used in Section 240.22 et seq. of this title:
1. "Account" means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money-market mutual fund account or brokerage account;
2. "Financial institution" means any federal or state bank or savings association, federal or state credit union, benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-market mutual fund or similar entity authorized to do business by the State of Oklahoma; and
3. "Noncompliance with an order for support" means that the obligor has failed to make child support payments required by a child support order in an amount equal to the child support payable for at least ninety (90) days.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 26, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 407, § 19, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22C. Financial institution data match reporting system - Unauthorized disclosure of information by state employee or agent.

No employee or agent of this state shall divulge any information referred to in this act, except in the manner herein prescribed to any public or private agency or individual. Information may be disclosed and shared by and between any employee of an administering agency and any other state or federal agency as necessary in the collection of child support. Unauthorized disclosure of any such information shall, upon conviction, be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per offense. Such unauthorized release of information shall also be cause for administrative discipline of any employee who engages in such unauthorized release.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 28, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22D. Financial institution data match reporting system - Failure to comply with reporting requirements - Penalty.

Any financial institution which is required to submit a report pursuant to the provisions of this act which fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with such reporting requirements after notification by certified mail return receipt requested, and such failure continues for more than thirty (30) business days after mailing of such notification of the failure to comply, without reasonable cause, or if said financial institution willfully renders false information in reply to such request, such financial institution shall be liable for a penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 29, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22E. Financial institutions data match reporting system - Disclosure to depositors or account holders prohibited - Penalty - Liability - Unauthorized disclosure of financial records - Penalty.

A. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, a financial institution furnishing a report or providing information to the Department pursuant to this act shall not disclose to a depositor or an account holder that the name of such person has been received from or furnished to the Department; provided, however, that a financial institution may disclose to its depositors or account holders that under the financial data match reporting system the Department has the authority to request certain identifying information on certain depositors or account holders.
B. If an institution willfully violates the provisions of this section, such financial institution shall pay to the Department the lesser of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or the amount on deposit or in the account of the person to whom such disclosure was made.
C. A financial institution shall incur no obligation or liability to a depositor or account holder or any other person arising from the furnishing of a report or information pursuant to this act.
D. A financial institution shall incur no obligation or liability to a depositor or account holder or any other person arising from the furnishing of information to the depositor or account holder that the Child Support Enforcement Division has issued a levy on the depositor’s or account holder’s assets in that financial institution if the financial institution advises the depositor or account holder of the levy after the financial institution has frozen all accounts of the depositor or account holder pursuant to Section 240.22G of this title.
E. A financial institution may charge an account levied on by the Department of Human Services a fee, as determined by the Department, of not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) which shall be deducted from such account prior to remitting any funds to the Department.
F. Any individual who knowingly makes an unauthorized disclosure of financial records pursuant to this act shall upon conviction thereof, be fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be subject to civil proceedings for such violation of privacy.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 30, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22F. Financial institution data match reporting system - Development of compatible systems - Survey of time and expense.

The Department shall determine by survey the likely time and expense required for individual financial institutions in Oklahoma to reprogram their data processing systems, if necessary and if reasonably possible, to carry out electronic data matches. Based on the information obtained from the survey and in coordination with representatives of the financial industry in Oklahoma, the Department shall implement a reporting system that maximizes electronic data matches with those financial institutions that now have compatible systems, and that phases in electronic data matches with other financial institutions that are capable of developing compatible systems with the expenditure of reasonable time and expense.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 31, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.22G. Financial institution data match reporting system - Levy of match accounts.

Upon matching a delinquent obligor with a financial account, the Division shall automatically issue a levy for each match account unless after reviewing each data match, it is found that a levy would be inappropriate under the particular circumstances, and there is full and timely compliance with a court-ordered payment plan.
1. Such levy shall be valid for sixty (60) days. Upon receipt of any levy, the financial institution shall:
a.
immediately freeze all accounts of the obligor, up to the amount of the lien,
b.
hold funds in the accounts for twenty-one (21) days before remitting payment to the Division, and
c.
notify the Division if an account has been closed.
2. Except as provided in Section 240.22E of this title, the financial institution shall not disclose information to the depositor or account holder. Within three (3) working days after levy is sent to the financial institution, the Division shall send the levy to the obligor, with a notice that the obligor has ten (10) days to request an administrative review of the levy.
3. Twenty-one (21) days after receiving the levy, the financial institution shall remit funds, up to the amount of the lien, to the Division, unless the Division has notified the institution that the levy has been released in part or in full. The financial institution shall remit any additional deposit made to a levied account, up to the amount of the levy, for a period of sixty (60) days after receiving the levy.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 32, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 407, § 20, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.23. Orders over signature of Director.

A. The Division has the authority to enter orders in the following actions over the signature of the Director and without the necessity of obtaining an additional signature of a district or administrative court judge:
1. To subpoena any financial or other information needed to establish, modify, or enforce a support order and to impose penalties for failure to respond to a subpoena; provided, that the subpoena shall comply with the provisions of Section 2204 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. In cases in which there is a support arrearage, to secure assets by:
a.
intercepting or seizing periodic or lump-sum payments from:
(1)
a state or local agency, including unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and other benefits, and
(2)
judgments, settlements, and lotteries,
b.
attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in financial institutions,
c.
attaching public and private retirement funds, and
d.
imposing liens in accordance with Section 135 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. To increase the monthly payment of child support, for purposes of securing overdue support, in an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total child support order. This increase may not be made more than once every twelve (12) months. This remedy is in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy provided by law or by court order;
4. If an income assignment is not ordered or in place by operation of law for collection of support monies, the Division is authorized to implement income withholding by sending a notice of income assignment for support to any payor of income to the obligor; and
5. To require both parents to appear for genetic testing in cases where paternity has not been established or admitted. The Division shall send notice to the putative father containing information on how to appear and admit paternity or object to the order for genetic testing. An objection to genetic testing shall require the putative father to complete an affidavit contesting paternity on a form prescribed by the Division. An order for genetic testing under this subsection may be docketed and enforced in the district court by indirect contempt.
B. With respect to paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection A of this section, at the time of the action, the Division shall send a notice to the obligor explaining the obligor's rights to object to the action and the procedure to have it modified or reversed.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 33, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 314, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2007, c. 140, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-240.24. Delinquent or missing parent "Most Wanted" list.

A. The Department of Human Services may release a delinquent or missing parent “Most Wanted” type list of individuals who are in arrears in their district or administrative court-ordered child support obligations or who are sought for the purpose of establishing a child support order. The list may include the individual’s name, photograph, last known address, and amount of any child support arrearage.
B. The list may be published in any available media, form or format including, but not limited to, the internet.
C. A disclosure made by the Department in a good faith effort to comply with this section may not be considered a violation of any confidentiality laws.
D. The Department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 4, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-241. Participation in food stamp program - Agreements - Distribution - Reimbursement procedures.

A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the Department of Human Services to participate in the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended. The cost of distributing food stamp benefits shall be paid by the Department.
B. 1. The Department may, at its option:
a.
operate the program of distributing food stamp benefits to families certified as eligible by the Department, or
b.
contract with private or public entities for the distribution of food stamp benefits.
2. Any program for distribution of food stamp benefits operated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall provide:
a.
adequate qualified personnel, suitable facilities, and adequate participant access to such benefits through a system of electronic benefits transfer,
b.
adequate qualified personnel and suitable facilities for storage and issuing of any required food stamp coupons for benefits,
c.
any bonding of personnel, and insurance required by the Commission for Human Services, and
d.
that such exchange, distribution and accounting of food stamp benefits shall be in compliance with all federal and state regulations and rules applicable thereto.
C. Food stamp benefits may be obtained through one or more approved food stores, or through other means approved by the Department.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 62, § 1, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 177, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 17, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-241.1. Electronic benefit identification program - Implementation.

A. The Department of Human Services shall develop an electronic benefits identification program to expediently and accurately determine the eligibility of and the extent or limit of benefits of clients, and to serve providers and other persons providing consumer-related goods to recipients of food stamps and other assistance programs.
B. 1. The electronic benefits identification program for recipients of food stamps and other assistance may be implemented on a staggered basis.
2. To provide for the implementation of the electronic benefits identification program, and as determined necessary by the Department for such implementation in compliance with federal law, the time of issuance of benefits for recipients of food stamps and other assistance programs may be modified or adjusted to provide for issuance of benefits on a staggered basis, provided recipients shall be notified, in writing, at least three (3) months prior to any modification or adjustment of the time of issuance of benefits.
C. The electronic benefits identification program shall be implemented upon the awarding of a contract to a vendor selected by competitive bid to do business with the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 156, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 69, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 414, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-241.3. Limitation of benefits - Amount and receipt of allotments.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law or waiver, all able-bodied recipients eighteen (18) years of age to fifty (50) years of age, who are not disabled or raising minor children, may receive food stamps for only three (3) months in each thirty-six-month period except in months in which such recipients are employed for at least twenty (20) or more hours per week. The Department of Human Services shall enforce the provisions of this section and any approved waivers or other provisions pursuant to law in effect for this state as of the effective date of this act in designated areas and populations.
B. 1. A family applying for food stamps after the fifteenth (15th) day of each month shall be eligible to receive the total amount of their initial allotment and their regular first allotment.
2. A household allotment of food stamps may be reduced by up to twenty-five percent (25%) if a family is sanctioned in another program established pursuant to the Statewide Temporary Assistance Responsibility System.
3. An individual in a treatment center shall designate the treatment center as the recipient of such individual's food stamp allotment.
4. Operating procedures for the food stamp programs in local offices may vary to reflect local differences.
5. The Department is authorized to use the amount of a household food stamp allotment to subsidize a job under a work supplementation or support program.
C. Beginning October 1, 2013, the Department of Human Services shall not request a waiver to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program services to able-bodied adults without dependents.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 23, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 178, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-241.4. Restrictions on debit and electronic benefit cards - Violations.

A. No debit or electronic benefit transfer cards that contain state or federal funds from programs including, but not limited to, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) may be used in any transaction in:
1. Any liquor store;
2. Any casino, gambling casino or gaming establishment;
3. Any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment; or
4. Any retail establishment whose principal business is that of selling cigarettes, cigar or tobacco products.
B. For the purposes of this act:
1. "Liquor store" means any retail establishment that sells exclusively or primarily intoxicating liquor but does not include a grocery store that sells both intoxicating liquor and groceries;
2. "Casino", "gambling casino" and "gaming establishment" do not include:
a.
a grocery store that sells groceries and that also offers, or is located within the same building or complex as an establishment that offers casino, gambling or gaming activities, or
b.
any other establishment that offers casino, gambling or gaming activities incidental to the principal purpose of the business; and
3. "Electronic benefit transfer transaction" means the use of a credit or debit card service, automated teller machine, point-of-sale terminal or access to an online system for the withdrawal of funds or the processing of a payment for merchandise or service.
C. An individual who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a reduction in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits as follows:
1. For the first violation, twenty-five percent (25%) of the individual's TANF payment standard for a period of three (3) months;
2. A second violation following the three (3) month reduction in benefits shall result in a thirty-five percent (35%) reduction in TANF benefits for six (6) subsequent months;
3. A third violation following the six (6) month reduction in benefits shall result in a fifty percent (50%) reduction in TANF benefits for twelve (12) subsequent months; and
4. Subsequent violations shall result in the individual being deemed permanently ineligible for TANF benefits. Individuals with children receiving TANF benefits shall only be eligible to receive benefit payments for dependent children as provided by state and federal law.
D. By August 1, 2013, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall report on the status of an implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of this section. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be provided with updates on the status of implementation on a quarterly basis until provisions of this section are fully implemented by the Department.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 260, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 26, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-242. Distribution of federally donated agricultural commodities - Limitations.

There shall be no distribution of federally donated agricultural commodities under the commodity distribution program to individuals or households in a county participating in the food stamp program except during emergency situations or as authorized by federal law or the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 62, § 2, operative July 1, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-246. HOPE Act – Eligibility verification – Independent vendors.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone" or the "HOPE Act".
B. Prior to awarding assistance under Medicaid, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall verify eligibility information of each applicant, excluding those applicants who would be eligible under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) and excluding those applicants with intellectual disabilities receiving Home and Community Based Medicaid waiver and state-funded services.
C. The information verified by the Authority shall include, but is not limited to:
1. Earned and unearned income;
2. Employment status and changes in employment;
3. Immigration status;
4. Residency status, including a nationwide best-address source to verify individuals are residents of the state;
5. Enrollment status in other state-administered public assistance programs;
6. Financial resources;
7. Incarceration status;
8. Death records;
9. Enrollment status in public assistance programs outside of this state; and
10. Potential identity fraud or identity theft.
D. The Authority shall sign a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency or division for information detailed in subsection C of this section.
E. The Authority shall contract with one or more independent vendors to provide information detailed in subsection C of this section. Any contract entered under this subsection shall establish annualized savings that exceed the contract's total annual cost to the state.
F. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Authority from receiving, reviewing or verifying additional information related to eligibility not detailed in this section or from contracting with one or more independent vendors to provide additional information not detailed in this section.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 3, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-248. Identity authentication for applicants.

A. Prior to awarding assistance under Medicaid, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall require applicants to complete an identity authentication process to confirm that the applicant owns the identity presented in the application.
B. The identity authentication process shall be conducted through a knowledge-based quiz consisting of financial and personal questions. The quiz shall attempt to accommodate unbanked or under-banked applicants who do not have an established credit history.
C. The identity authentication process shall be available to be submitted through multiple channels including online, in-person and via phone.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 3, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-250. Promulgation of rules and regulations.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the purposes of carrying out the HOPE Act.
B. On May 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall publish a written report detailing the impact of Sections 1 through 3 of the HOPE Act, including the number of cases reviewed, the number of cases closed, the number of fraud investigation referrals and the amount of savings and cost avoidance that have resulted from implementation.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 3, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-252. Purpose.

The purpose of the Family Savings Initiative Act is to provide for the establishment of individual development accounts designed to:
1. Provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets;
2. Facilitate and mobilize savings;
3. Promote home ownership, microenterprise development, education, saving for retirement, and automobile purchase; and
4. Stabilize families and build communities.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-253. Legislative findings.

The Legislature hereby finds that:
1. Americans of most economic classes are having increasing difficulty climbing the economic ladder. Fully half of all Americans have no, negligible or negative investable assets just as the price of entry to the economic mainstream, such as the cost of a house, starting a business, an adequate education, establishing a retirement account, or purchasing an automobile, is increasing;
2. Economic well-being does not come solely from income, spending, and consumption, but also requires savings, investment, and accumulation of assets, since assets can improve economic stability, connect people with a viable and hopeful future, stimulate development of human and other capital, enable people to focus and specialize, yield personal and social dividends, and enhance the welfare of offspring;
3. There is an urgent need for new means for Americans to navigate the labor market and to provide incentives and means for employment, upgrading, mobility, and retention;
4. The household savings rate of the United States lags far behind other industrial nations, presenting a barrier to economic growth. The State of Oklahoma should develop policies, such as individual development accounts, that promote higher rates of personal savings and net private domestic investment;
5. In the current fiscal environment, the State of Oklahoma should invest existing resources in high-yielding initiatives. There is reason to believe that the financial returns, including increased income, tax revenue, and decreased welfare cash assistance, of individual development accounts will far exceed the cost of investment;
6. Tens of thousands of Oklahomans continue to live in poverty and receive public assistance. Poverty is a loss of human resources, an assault on human dignity, and a drain on social and fiscal resources of this state. Traditional public assistance programs, concentrating on income and consumption, have rarely been successful in promoting and supporting the transition to economic self-sufficiency; and
7. Income-based social policy should be complemented with asset-based social policy, because while income-based policies ensure that consumption needs, including food, child care, rent, clothing, and health care, are met, asset-based policies provide the means to achieve economic self-sufficiency and climb the economic ladder.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-255. Contracts with fiduciary organizations - Evaluation criteria - Responsibilities - Grants.

A. The Department of Human Services shall enter into contracts with one or more fiduciary organizations pursuant to the provisions of this section, in such a manner that every qualified resident of the state has access to at least one fiduciary organization for the purpose of opening an individual development account. An organization based in this state which desires to enter into such a contract shall submit a proposal to the Department for the right to be approved as a fiduciary organization. Such proposals shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Department and shall contain such information as the Department may require.
B. Organizations' proposals shall be evaluated and contracts awarded by the Department on the basis of such items as geographic diversity and an organization's:
1. Ability to market the project to potential account holders;
2. Ability to leverage additional matching and operating funds;
3. Ability to provide safe and secure investments for individual accounts;
4. Overall administrative capacity, including but not limited to the certifications or verifications required to assure compliance with eligibility requirements, authorized uses of the accounts, matching contributions by individuals or businesses, and penalties for unauthorized distributions;
5. Capacity to provide financial counseling and other related service to potential participants;
6. Links to other activities designed to increase the independence of individuals and families through home ownership, small business development, enhanced education and training, saving for retirement, and automobile purchase; and
7. Operating costs.
Responsibilities of a fiduciary organization shall include, but not be limited to, marketing participation, soliciting matching contributions, counseling project participants, conducting basic economic and financial literacy training and IDA use training for project participants, and conducting required verification and compliance activities. Neither a fiduciary organization nor an employee of or person associated with a fiduciary organization shall receive anything of value, other than compensation for services, for any act performed in connection with the establishment of an IDA or in furtherance of the provisions of this act.
C. For each contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Department shall make a grant to the qualified fiduciary organization not later than April 1 of each year. The amount of any single grant made shall not exceed one-fourth of the amount of funds in the IDA Revolving Fund created in Section 10 of this act at the time the grant is made. The fiduciary organization shall use not less than eighty-five percent (85%) for matching funds and not more than fifteen percent (15%) for operating costs.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-257. Permitted uses of individual development accounts.

Individual development accounts may be used for any of the following qualified purposes:
1. Qualified acquisition costs with respect to a qualified principal residence for a qualified home buyer, or the costs of major repairs or improvements to a qualified principal residence, if paid directly to the persons to whom the amounts are due;
2. Amounts paid directly to a business capitalization account which is established in a federally insured financial institution and is restricted to use solely for qualified business capitalization expenses consistent with a qualified plan;
3. Postsecondary educational expenses paid directly to an eligible educational institution;
4. Amounts paid directly to an individual retirement account or education IRA established pursuant to federal law in the name of the IDA account holder or an immediate family member thereof; and
5. Qualified acquisition costs with respect to purchase of an automobile, or costs of repair of an automobile, if paid directly to a licensed automobile dealer or repair shop.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-258. Withdrawals under false pretenses or for other than approved purposes - Penalties.

A. If the fiduciary organization receives evidence that monies withdrawn from IDAs are withdrawn under false pretenses or are used for purposes other than for the approved purposes indicated at the time of the withdrawal, the fiduciary organization shall make arrangements with the financial institution to impose a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the monies withdrawn or loss of matches and may, at its discretion, close the account. If the fiduciary organization is unable to impose the penalty specified herein, it shall notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the amount of such penalty shall be added to the income tax liability of the IDA account holder. All penalties collected by fiduciary organizations or the Tax Commission shall be deposited to the Individual Development Account Revolving Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of this act.
B. The amount of any withdrawal for purposes other than those set forth in Section 7 of this act, or any withdrawal for purposes other than for the approved purposes indicated at the time of the withdrawal, shall be taxed as income during the year in which the withdrawal is made. The fiduciary organization shall notify the Tax Commission of any such withdrawals made.
C. The fiduciary organization shall establish a grievance committee and a procedure to hear, review, and decide in writing any grievance made by an IDA account holder who disputes a decision of the operating organization that a withdrawal is subject to penalty.
D. Each fiduciary organization shall establish such regulations as are necessary, including prohibiting eligibility for further matching funds, to ensure compliance with this section.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-260. Individual Development Account (IDA) Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Human Services to be designated the "Individual Development Account (IDA) Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated or contributed thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for grants awarded pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section 255 of this title. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 429, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 239.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-300. Oklahoma Medical Center - Institutions included.

The Oklahoma Medical Center shall include the University Hospital, the Oklahoma Children's Hospital, the O'Donaghue Rehabilitation Institution, the Child Study Center and any other institutions operated by a private entity under a joint operating agreement in which any of the state institutions listed in this section are leased to a private entity pursuant to the University Hospitals Authority Act. The University Hospitals Authority may, at its discretion, designate other names under which the Oklahoma Medical Center may operate.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 42, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 288, § 9, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 174, § 8, emerg. eff. May 8, 1997; Laws 2021, c. 285, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-327.1. Purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles.

The Department of Human Services is authorized to acquire passenger motor vehicles by purchase or lease when the acquisition is deemed necessary by the Department to implement any program assigned to the Department. All said purchases or leases for said vehicles shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 161, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-328. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Transfer to Commission for Rehabilitation Services - Retirement system - Merit system.

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the State Board for Vocational Education, or of the State Board of Education, including all personnel thereof and all property and assets belonging to such Division, is hereby transferred to the Commission for Rehabilitation Services; and all powers, duties and responsibilities of the State Board for Vocational Education relating to vocational rehabilitation shall hereafter be exercised by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. Employees of the Division who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and who continue as employees of the Division after such transfer may retain their membership in such Teachers' Retirement System. The Governor may, by an Executive Order, place the Division and employees thereof under the Merit System of Personnel Administration.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 46, § 1, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 364, § 14, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-329. Section of Services to the Blind - Transfer to Commission for Rehabilitation Services - Merit system - Functions of Section.

A. The Section of Services to the Blind of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, including all personnel thereof and all property and assets belonging to such Section, is hereby transferred to, and shall be a section of, the Commission for Rehabilitation Services; and all powers, duties and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education relating to services to the blind shall hereafter be exercised by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. Employees of the Section who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and who continue as employees of the Section after such transfer may retain their membership in such Teachers' Retirement System. The Governor may, by an Executive Order, place the Section and employees thereof under the Merit System of Personnel Administration.
B. The Section of Services to the Blind shall provide, to blind and visually impaired persons, rehabilitation services, rehabilitation teaching services, optical aids, and special library services, including Braille and recorded books; administer the vending facility program maintained for blind and visually impaired persons, and the merchandising fund; plan and develop a comprehensive rehabilitation center and services for blind and visually impaired persons; and coordinate its services with other public agencies and private agencies providing services to the blind.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 46, § 2, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 364, § 15, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-330. Use of monies - Federal funds - Commission as sole state agency.

The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall use such monies as may be necessary to operate and maintain the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, and to earn the maximum federal funds available to this state for vocational rehabilitation and services to the blind. The Commission shall be the sole agency of the State of Oklahoma to cooperate with, and to receive and administer grants and other funds from, the U.S. Department of Education, or any other federal agency, in programs for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons and for services to the blind.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 46, § 3, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 18, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 364, § 16, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-335. Outpatient services for former patients of Taft State Hospital.

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall provide outpatient services within the county in which Taft State Hospital was located, for former patients of the Taft State Hospital and mentally ill persons residing in the area formerly served by the Taft State Hospital.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 133, § 3, emerg. eff. April 7, 1970. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 118, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-343. Basic medical services programs at schools for persons with intellectual disabilities.

The Department of Human Services and the University Hospitals Authority shall enter into cooperative agreements between the University Hospitals Authority and the state schools for individuals with intellectual disabilities in the development of basic medical services programs at the schools for individuals with intellectual disabilities; provided, that the University Hospitals Authority shall not have the responsibility for implementing such programs or for providing medical services at the schools for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 44, § 8, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 283, § 16, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 326, § 24, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 330, § 24, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-347. Guardian and conservator services.

The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized to contract for the services of guardians and conservators who will act on behalf of individuals that are recipients of services through the agency's programs including, but not limited to, the program for individuals with intellectual disabilities and the adult protective services program. The Department is authorized to reimburse such guardians and conservators for any expenses determined to be reimbursable by the Department and incurred as a result of their services as guardian or conservator.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 291, § 8, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-411. Deceased child or retarded person - Funeral arrangements and expenses.

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, the Department of Human Services is authorized to make the necessary funeral arrangements and pay any reasonable burial expenses incurred upon the death of a child or an individual with intellectual disability who is either in the custody of the Department or is a resident of an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department. When possible, the Department shall make such arrangements with any funeral home located in the same vicinity as the institution or in the same vicinity of the place of residence or home town of the child or the individual with intellectual disability.
B. The Department of Human Services is not authorized to make such funeral arrangements or make such burial payments if the deceased child or deceased individual with intellectual disability has any relatives or next of kin who is financially able to make the funeral arrangements and make the burial payments.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 129, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-530.2. Purpose and policy of act - Maintenance of minimum standards - Certificate required.

A. It is the purpose and policy of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act to ensure maintenance of minimum standards for the care and protection of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and to encourage and assist adult companion homes in achieving maximum standards.
B. In order to provide care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities in adult companion homes, a certificate shall be obtained from the Department of Human Services. Such certificate shall be issued on the basis of meeting minimum standards which are essential for the health and welfare of any adult with intellectual or developmental disabilities placed for care in such home.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 159, § 7, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 56. Poor Persons › §56-530.3. Definitions.

For purposes of the provisions of the Oklahoma Adult Companion Home Certification Act:
1. "Department" means the Department of Human Services; and
2. "Adult companion home" means any home or establishment, funded and certified by the Department of Human Services, which provides homelike residential accommodations and supportive assistance to three or fewer adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 159, § 8, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.