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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 135:10-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Children and youth service system"
means
				  health, mental health, social, rehabilitative assistance and educational
				  services provided to children and youth by and through the courts and public
				  and private agencies.
"Client"
means a child or a family member of a
				  child who is receiving services through the children and youth service
				  system.
"Commission"
means the Oklahoma Commission on
				  Children and Youth.
"Commissioner"
means a Commission member of the
				  Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth as designated by statutory
				  requirements or appointment.
"De-identification"
means the process of
				  eliminating information which would identify individuals whose identity is
				  protected by state or federal law.
"Director"
means the individual appointed by the
				  Commission to be the chief executive officer of the agency.
"OCCY"
means the Oklahoma Commission on Children
				  and Youth.
"OJSO"
means the Office of Juvenile System
				  Oversight.
"State and state-supported services to children and
				  youth"
means services to children and youth, offered or provided by a
				  public or private agency or organization, that are supported in whole or in
				  part through state funds or federal funds administered by the
				  state.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 3 - Office of Juvenile System Oversight › Section 135:10-3-1 - Origin and authority

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(a) The Office of
				Juvenile System Oversight (OJSO) was created by legislature under 10 O.S.
				§
									601.6
				et seq.
(b) The Office of Juvenile
				System Oversight shall have the authority as described in this Section.
(1) The OJSO is charged with facilitating the
				continual improvement of the quality of services to children by investigating
				and reporting misfeasance and malfeasance within the children and youth service
				system, inquiring into areas of concern, investigating complaints filed with
				the OJSO, and monitoring the children and youth service system to ascertain
				compliance with established responsibilities; the OJSO may also report progress
				toward goals identified in planning documents relating to children and youth
				services and to making reports regarding said compliance and
				progress.
(2) Any authorized agent
				of the OJSO, upon proper identification, shall be allowed to personally and
				privately speak with clients and staff of facilities within the juvenile
				service system.
(3) Any authorized
				agent of the OJSO, upon proper identification, shall have the authority to
				examine all records and budgets pertaining to the children and youth service
				system and shall have access to all facilities within the children and youth
				service system for the purpose of conducting site visits and speaking with the
				residents of such facilities.
(4)
				The OJSO is authorized to subpoena witnesses and hold public hearings in
				accordance with the procedure established in Subchapter 5 of Chapter 1 of this
				Title.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 3 - Office of Juvenile System Oversight › Section 135:10-3-2 - Duties and responsibilities

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(a) In addition
				to the duties set out in 10 O.S. §
									601.6
				et seq., the Office of Juvenile System Oversight:
(1) Shall conduct periodic inspections of
				facilities and community-based programs operated within the state by public and
				private agencies;
(2) Shall abide
				by applicable state and federal confidentiality statutes;
(3) Shall, to the maximum extent possible
				consistent with state and federal law, discharge its responsibilities in a
				manner open to the public;
(4)
				Shall provide ongoing education and training for current and new OJSO staff to
				ensure implementation of established rules and procedures; and
(5) May release de-identified reports to the
				public relating to their investigations and make recommendations when
				appropriate.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 5 - Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth › Section 135:10-5-1 - Duties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The duties of the Office of Planning and Coordination for
				  Services to Children and Youth are established by 10 O.S. §
									601.3
				  et seq.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Planning and Coordinating Council for Services to Children and Youth [Revoked] › Section 135:10-7-1 - Membership and staffing [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94; Revoked at 20 Ok Reg 2288, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Planning and Coordinating Council for Services to Children and Youth [Revoked] › Section 135:10-7-2 - Meetings [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94; Revoked at 20 Ok Reg 2288, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 9 - Community Partnership Boards › Section 135:10-9-1 - Membership

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Membership of Community Partnership Boards is established in
				  10 O.S. §
									601.11.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2288, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 9 - Community Partnership Boards › Section 135:10-9-2 - Community Partnership Board plans

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Community Partnership Board plans shall comply with 10 O.S.
				  §
									601.12.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2288, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 11 - Post Adjudication Review Board Administration › Section 135:10-11-1 - Definitions

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The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Board members"
means the persons appointed to
				  serve on a review board.
"Review boards"
means the boards established in
				  10 O.S. §
									1116.2.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 11 - Post Adjudication Review Board Administration › Section 135:10-11-2 - Origin and membership

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Review boards are established in each judicial district in
				  the state under 10 O.S. §
									1116.2.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 11 - Post Adjudication Review Board Administration › Section 135:10-11-3 - Advisory status of review boards and Administrative duties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The duties of review boards and their advisory status are
				  established in 10 O.S. §
									1116.3.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 11 - Post Adjudication Review Board Administration › Section 135:10-11-4 - Confidentiality requirements and disclosure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Members of review boards shall comply with confidentiality
				  and disclosure requirements as established in 10 O.S. §
									1116.4.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 21 - Child Death Review Board › Section 135:10-21-1 - Creation

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The Child Death Review Board (CDRB) was established in 10
				  O.S. §
									1150.2
				  et seq. within the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4181,
				  eff 7-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 21 - Child Death Review Board › Section 135:10-21-2 - Local Child Death Review Teams

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(a) The
				Child Death Review Board may establish and enter into agreements with local
				child death review teams pursuant to 10 O.S. 1150.2(A)(5). The local teams
				shall carry out such duties and responsibilities as the Board shall designate,
				including reviewing cases in the geographical area where the team is
				located.
(b) Members of a team
				shall be appointed by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Commission on
				Children and Youth (OCCY) upon recommendation by the Board and shall include,
				at a minimum, the following: a medical professional, a District Attorney or
				Assistant District Attorney , a law enforcement investigator, an OKDHS Child
				Welfare employee, and a licensed mental health professional.
(c) Each team member shall serve a term of
				two years and may be reappointed to an unlimited number of terms. Each member
				may appoint a designee to attend team meetings in the members absence. However,
				each member shall personally attend at least seventy-five percent of all
				meetings in a given calendar year. If a member fails to attend at least
				seventy-five percent of all meetings in a given year, the position shall be
				vacated and the OCCY Executive Director shall make an appointment filling the
				position for the remainder of the term.
(d) The teams shall meet no less than
				quarterly in a given calendar year.
(e) The team shall send at least one member,
				other than a designee, to report annually to the Board for the purpose of
				assessing the progress and of the team. If a team is deemed to be
				non-functioning the Board may dismantle it and establish a new team whose new
				members shall be appointed in the same manner as provided for in subsection (b)
				above.
(f) The teams shall conduct
				case reviews of the deaths and near deaths of children due to abuse or neglect
				which occur in the geographical region designated by the Board The teams shall
				use the same review resources as the Board- All records obtained or created by
				a local team shall be records of the Board and subject to the confidentiality
				and privilege provisions of the Board's enabling act
(g) Each team shall perform all duties and
				abide by all conditions as provided for in each agreement between the team and
				the Board.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 595, eff 12-8-99
				  (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 2298, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1529,
				  eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 21 - Child Death Review Board › Section 135:10-21-3 - Responsibilities of the Child Death Review Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg 595, eff 12-8-99
				  (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 2298, eff 6-26-00; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1529,
				  eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 22 - Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council › Section 135:10-22-1 - Creation

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The Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council is
				  established pursuant to 63 O.S. §
									1-227.9.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2533,
				  eff 7-12-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 22 - Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council › Section 135:10-22-2 - Appointment of members

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The Commission shall appoint the members of the Child Abuse
				  Training and Coordinating Council. Members shall be appointed for a two-year
				  term and until a successor is appointed. State agency representatives shall be
				  nominated by the agency's director. All other positions shall be filled by
				  obtaining no more than three nominations with resumes from the entities
				  identified at 63 O.S. §
									1-227.9.
				  The Commission may reject any and all nominations. If the Commission rejects
				  the nominations submitted, then the nominating entity shall provide new
				  nominations for the Commission's consideration. Members may be renominated and
				  reappointed for unlimited successive terms.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2533,
				  eff 7-12-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 22 - Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council › Section 135:10-22-3 - Rescinding an appointment

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(a) The
				Commission may rescind an appointment at any time in its sole discretion and
				upon its own initiative.
(b) A
				nominating entity may submit a written request to the Commission to rescind the
				appointment of the person representing it on the CATCC. The written request
				shall include the reasons for the request. A committee appointed by the Chair
				of the Commission shall make inquiry into the request and make a recommendation
				to the full Commission within 90 days of receipt of the request.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2533,
				  eff 7-12-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 24 › Section 135:10-24-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 27 Ok Reg 281,
				  eff 10-02-09 through 7-14-10 (emergency)1; Added at
				  27 Ok Reg 2470, eff 7-25-10
1This emergency action expired
				  before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  action enacting a new Section, the text of the Section is no longer effective.
				  Therefore, on 7-15-10 (after the 7-14-10 expiration of the emergency action),
				  the text of section 135:10-24-1 was no longer effective, and remained as such
				  until added again by permanent action on
				  7-25-10.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 24 › Section 135:10-24-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 27 Ok Reg 281,
				  eff 10-02-09 through 7-14-10 (emergency)1; Added at
				  27 Ok Reg 2470, eff 7-25-10
1This emergency action expired
				  before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  action enacting a new Section, the text of the Section is no longer effective.
				  Therefore, on 7-15-10 (after the 7-14-10 expiration of the emergency action),
				  the text of section 135:10-24-2 was no longer effective, and remained as such
				  until added again by permanent action on
				  7-25-10.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 24 › Section 135:10-24-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 27 Ok Reg 281,
				  eff 10-02-09 through 7-14-10 (emergency)1; Added at
				  27 Ok Reg 2470, eff 7-25-10
1This emergency action expired
				  before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  action enacting a new Section, the text of the Section is no longer effective.
				  Therefore, on 7-15-10 (after the 7-14-10 expiration of the emergency action),
				  the text of section 135:10-24-3 was no longer effective, and remained as such
				  until added again by permanent action on
				  7-25-10.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-1 - Origin and authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The legislature gave the Oklahoma Commission on Children and
				  Youth responsibilities for coordinating with each district attorney in the
				  development of freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse teams in each county
				  of the district attorney or in a contiguous group of counties pursuant to 10A
				  O.S. Supp. 2013, Section 1-9-102 (A)(1). The Oklahoma Commission on Children
				  and Youth shall have the authority:
(1) To approve freestanding multidisciplinary
				child abuse teams;
(2) To evaluate
				freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse teams by conducting annual on-site
				reviews of freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse teams;
(3) To designate a freestanding
				multidisciplinary child abuse team as functioning, provisionally functioning,
				or non-functioning in accordance with freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team minimal standards;
(4)
				To remove freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team from the list of
				functioning freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse teams when non-compliant
				with minimal standards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-2 - Duties and responsibilities

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The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall designate
				  staff to perform the following duties:
(1) Provide technical assistance and
				consultation to district attorneys in the development and coordination of
				freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse teams;
(2) Issue a listing of Functioning and
				Provisionally Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams
				based on compliance with minimum standards;
(3) To make recommendations for removal of
				Non-Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team to the
				Commission based on non-compliance with minimum standards;
(4) To facilitate and support the training of
				Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-4 - Services provided by a freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team

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A freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team conducts
				  joint investigations in an effort to effectively respond to a report of alleged
				  child abuse.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-5 - Eligibility standards for a functioning freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team

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A freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team shall
				  adhere to the following minimal standards to be designated as a functioning
				  freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team:
(1) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall annually review the Interagency Agreement signed by members of
				the team.
(2) A freestanding
				multidisciplinary child abuse team shall utilize a Confidentiality Statement
				approved by the Commission;
(3) A
				freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team shall conduct joint
				investigations whenever feasible involving law enforcement and child welfare in
				an effort to respond to child abuse reports;
(4) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall have written investigation and interview protocols for
				investigating child maltreatment approved by the Commission;
(5) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall utilize a case review process approved by the
				Commission;
(6) A freestanding
				multidisciplinary child abuse team shall annually complete the Annual Survey
				document and submit to the Commission in a format and schedule proscribed by
				the Commission;
(7) A freestanding
				multidisciplinary child abuse team members shall participate in on-going
				professional development training;
(8) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall have a written Financial Accountability policy that includes
				but is not limited to: process for development of annual team budget, signature
				requirements for checks issued, quarterly expenditure report, cash receipts,
				cash disbursements, reconciliation, purchasing, and payroll;
(9) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall develop individual and team expertise;
(10) Whenever feasible the Commission and
				freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team will conduct a Community Needs
				Assessment to identify available services, service gaps, untapped resources,
				and priorities for development or improvement of services to the victim and
				family according to schedule established by the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-6 - Eligibility standards for a provisionally functioning freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team

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A freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team will adhere
				  to the following minimal standards to be designated as a provisionally
				  functioning freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team:
(1) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall demonstrate through documentation that the team has met at
				least once a month for six consecutive months; at least four of the six
				meetings shall be for case reviews of alleged child abuse;
(2) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team shall have written joint investigation protocol, interagency
				agreement, and confidentiality statements;
(3) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team will have a letter of support from their District Attorney or
				Assistant District Attorney; and
(4) A freestanding multidisciplinary child
				abuse team will have participated in the initial freestanding multidisciplinary
				child abuse team training
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-7 - Non-compliance with freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team minimal standards

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Documentation of non-compliance.
(1) The Commission staff shall document
				clearly and concisely on the annual on-site compliance report area(s) of
				concern, non-compliance, and recommendation with the Freestanding
				Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team Coordinator or District Attorney;
(2) Commission staff shall request the
				Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team Coordinator or District
				Attorney's signature on the annual on-site compliance report, explaining that
				the signature indicates acknowledgement of information recorded during the
				visit;
(3) The Freestanding
				Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team Coordinator or District Attorney shall be
				given a copy of the completed report.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams › Section 135:10-25-8 - Process for removal of a non-functioning freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team from the list of freestanding functioning multidisciplinary child abuse teams

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(a)
Process
				for removal.
(1) Commission staff shall
				submit a recommendation for removal of a Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child
				Abuse Team as to the Commission Director or the Commission Director designee
				within (30) days of the annual on-site review.
(2) Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child
				Abuse Team Coordinator or District Attorney shall submit all responses to the
				recommendation for removal to the Commission Director or Commission Director
				designee within (10) days of receipt of the notice.
(3) The Commission Director or designee shall
				be the final decision maker regarding the recommendation for removal of a
				Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team from the list of Freestanding
				Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams.
(4) The Commission Director or Commission
				Director Designee will make the final decision within (30) days of the
				recommendation for removal of a Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team
				from the listing of Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams.
(5) Commission staff will send a finding
				letter within (45) days of the recommendation to remove a Freestanding
				Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team from the list of Freestanding
				Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams.
(6) Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child
				Abuse Team Coordinator or District Attorney may appeal the final decision of
				removal to the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 26 - Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Credentialing › Section 135:10-26-1 - Origin and authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth has the duty
				  of credentialing juvenile forensic evaluators pursuant to 10A O.S. §
				  2-2-401.4. The Commission shall establish procedures for ensuring the training
				  and qualifications of evaluators and shall provide a list of credentialed
				  juvenile forensic evaluators to the Administrative Office of the
				  Courts.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 26 - Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Credentialing › Section 135:10-26-2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Commission"
shall refer to the Oklahoma
				  Commission on Children and Youth.
"Competent
and
competency"
refer to
				  a child's ability to understand the nature and objectives of a proceeding
				  against the child or to assist in the child's defense. A child is incompetent
				  if, due to developmental disability, developmental immaturity, intellectual
				  disability, or mental illness, the child is presently incapable of
				  understanding the nature and objective of proceedings against the child or of
				  assisting in the child's defense.
"Credentialed forensic evaluator"
means a
				  licensed psychologist, psychiatrist or other physician with necessary
				  education, training, and experience to perform juvenile competency evaluations,
				  and who has been approved to render such opinions for the court.
"Developmental disability"
means a severe and
				  chronic disability that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment.
				  Such disabilities include, but are not limited to, cerebral palsy, epilepsy,
				  autism, or other neurological conditions that lead to impairment of general
				  intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior.
"Developmental immaturity"
means a condition
				  based on a juvenile's chronological age and significant lack of developmental
				  skills when the juvenile has no significant mental illness or intellectual
				  disability.
"Director"
means the Director of the Oklahoma
				  Commission of Children and Youth.
"Intellectual disability"
means a disability
				  characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and
				  in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive
				  skills.
"Juvenile Competency Evaluation Professional
				  Committee"
or
"Professional Committee"
shall mean those
				  persons appointed by the Director to perform the duties provided for by this
				  subchapter.
"Mental illness"
has the same meaning as in
				  paragraph 11 of Section 5-502 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma
				  Statutes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 26 - Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Credentialing › Section 135:10-26-3 - Credentialing process

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(a)
Eligibility.
In order to be eligible to be placed on the list of
				credentialed juvenile forensic evaluators, a psychologist, psychiatrist or
				other physician shall:
(1) Submit an
				application on a form prepared by the Director in consultation with the
				Professional Committee;
(2) Hold a
				current license to practice in Oklahoma;
(3) Provide documentation of clinical
				experience consisting of at least two thousand (2,000) hours, of which one
				thousand (1,000) hours must be postdoctoral, in the assessment, diagnosis or
				treatment of children and/or adolescents with developmental disability,
				developmental immaturity, intellectual disability or mental illness;
(4) Demonstrate professional experience
				conducting comprehensive/integrated psychological evaluations of children
				and/or adolescents which shall include administering intellectual/cognitive,
				personality and behavioral measures; and
(5) Successfully complete the Oklahoma
				Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Training including a post-training written
				exam.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 26 - Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Credentialing › Section 135:10-26-4 - Juvenile Competency Evaluation Professional Committee

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(a)
Membership.
The Director
				shall appoint up to twelve (12) members each serving a term of three (3) years.
				Members may be reappointed at the discretion of the Director. The members shall
				be persons who have training and experience in matters related to juvenile
				competency and shall include as a minimum:
(1)
				Four persons licensed to practice either psychology or psychiatry in the State
				of Oklahoma;
(2) One judge with
				responsibility for juvenile cases;
(3) One defense attorney who primarily
				represents juvenile defendants;
(4)
				One prosecuting attorney with responsibility for juvenile cases; and
(5) A legal or other professional with
				expertise in areas relevant to competency such as developmental disabilities,
				special education or competency restoration services.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 28 - Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma › Section 135:10-28-1 - Origin, authority and purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to implement Section
				  601.14 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma
				  Statutes which creates the Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma
				  Commission on Children and Youth has the authority and duty to administer the
				  Fund for the purpose of awarding grants to stimulate a broad range of
				  innovative programs, activities, research or evaluation to improve the
				  well-being and reduce the adverse childhood experiences of Oklahoma's
				  children.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 28 - Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma › Section 135:10-28-3 - Parent Partnership Board

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(a) The
				Commission shall appoint members to the Parent Partnership Board which shall
				serve in an advisory capacity to the Commission, Commission staff, and, upon
				request, other child-serving agencies.
(b) The Board shall have no fewer than five
				(5) members and no more than thirteen (13) members.
(c) The Commission may develop an application
				and selection process to select the members of the board.
(d) Board members shall be parents who have
				direct knowledge and experience in caring for children. Membership shall
				include, but not be limited to parents who have children:
(1) with special needs;
(2) who have been impacted by Oklahoma's
				criminal or juvenile justice system including deprived actions;
(3) who have been in the custody of, or who
				have received services from, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Office
				of Juvenile Affairs, Oklahoma State Department of Health or other child-serving
				entity including nonprofits; or
(4)
				who have received services including, but not limited to, home visiting, local
				county health department child guidance services, parenting support groups or
				education classes, TANF, SNAP, WIC, and Soonercare.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 28 - Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma › Section 135:10-28-5 - Duties of Executive Director

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(a) The
				Commission Executive Director may delegate any of the following duties to
				Commission Staff to assist the Executive Director in performing tasks under
				this section.
(b) The Executive
				Director may:
(1) participate with national
				entities that train and support staff in developing skills to create parent
				leaders;
(2) develop an application
				process for the Parent Partnership Board that seeks to recruit a diverse set of
				parents with varying life experiences that have caused them to interact with
				child-serving systems;
(3) work
				with outside entities with expertise in parent boards to possibly assist with
				recommendations for the Parent Partnership Board's member selection and create
				a parent manual;
(4) provide staff
				support for in-person and phone meetings including such activities as creating
				meeting agendas, securing presenters, organizing trainings, and providing
				travel claim assistance;
(5) make
				recommendations to the Commissioners for potential grant-making subject
				matters;
(6) develop Requests for
				Proposals, with input from the Commissioners and the Parent Partnership Board,
				so that local entities, governmental agencies, and/or academic institutions may
				apply for the Oklahoma Children's Endowment Fund Grants;
(7) develop a standardized scoring tool for
				scoring the Requests for Proposals and utilize a scoring panel to score and
				rank submitted proposals;
(8)
				present the scores and rankings to the Commissioners with recommendations for
				funding;
(9) award contracts/grants
				to those with approval from the Commissioners;
(10) provide appropriate contract monitoring
				for those with the successful proposals;
(11) provide technical assistance and support
				to grantees;
(12) review invoices
				for appropriateness and assure invoices are paid;
(13) assure that applicable demographic,
				process and outcomes data is collected and provided to OCCY in order to show
				program effectiveness; and
(14)
				take any other action necessary to ensure the orderly execution of the grant
				process.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 28 - Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma › Section 135:10-28-7 - Grant Award Process

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Should earnings from the Oklahoma Children's Endowment Trust
				  be equal to $10,000 or more in a given year, such earnings may be moved into an
				  OCCY revolving fund for the purpose of awarding grants as described in Title 10
				  O.S. §
									601.14. Grant funds shall be
				  distributed in the following manner.
(1) The OCCY staff shall request suggestions
				for grant subject matters from the PPB.
(2) The OCCY staff may also research and
				propose grant subject matters.
(3)
				The OCCY staff shall present the afore-mentioned grant subject matters for
				approval to the Commission. Should the Commission deem it financially feasible,
				the Commission may approve one or more subject matters that can be developed
				into Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and awarded through the grant
				process.
(4) All grant awards will
				be made through a competitive RFP process.
(5) The OCCY staff shall develop a
				standardized score tool that shall be utilized by a review panel to evaluate,
				score and rank all RFPs.
(6) The
				Commission Chair shall appoint a review panel consisting of one member of the
				Parent Partnership Board, one OCCY Commissioner, one OCCY staff and relevant
				content experts as the Chair deems necessary and appropriate.
(7) Awards will be made and grants/contracts
				are to be in place by July 1 of each year.
(8) Renewal clauses may be included in the
				contract of awards, but are subject to the availability of funds.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 29 - Board of Child Abuse Examination › Section 135:10-29-1 - Authority and Purpose

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The Board of Child Abuse Examination 'BCAE' was created by 10
				  O.S § 601.30 under the umbrella of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and
				  Youth (OCCY) for the purpose of establishing a statewide system to provide
				  expert medical evaluation for children suspected to be the victims of child
				  abuse and neglect. The rules in this subchapter were prepared by the BCAE, as
				  authorized by 10 O.S. § 601.31(B)(1), and approved by OCCY, as authorized
				  by 10 O.S § 601.31(A).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 29 - Board of Child Abuse Examination › Section 135:10-29-2 - Licensure and Training

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(a) To be eligible
				for inclusion on OCCY's statewide statutorily authorized list of trained Child
				Abuse Examiners, a person must have a valid, unrestricted Oklahoma license to
				practice as a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, physician
				assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse certified as
				a pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner, and meet the requirements set forth
				in this subchapter. Child abuse examiners who fail to demonstrate that they are
				in compliance with these requirements may be removed from the list.
(b) Within the first year of inclusion on the
				list, persons who are licensed as physicians, nurse practitioners and physician
				assistants must obtain at least twenty (20) hours of training regarding child
				abuse and provide proof of training to the BCAE. The training must include
				medical evaluation of physical abuse, sexual abuse, abusive head trauma, child
				neglect, medical neglect, and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The training must
				also include the effects of domestic violence and substance abuse on
				children.
(c) Persons who are board
				certified or eligible for board certification as child abuse pediatricians and
				other medical providers listed in subsection (a) who have previously been
				established as child abuse examiners with a multidisciplinary team or
				Children's Advocacy Center at the time of the establishment of these rules are
				not required to provide proof of the twenty (20) hours of training set forth in
				subsection (b).
(d) All child abuse
				examiners must receive eight (8) hours of continuing child abuse education
				every two (2) years and must also maintain licensure and certification in good
				standing with their respective licensing board or agency.
(e) Persons who are sexual assault nurse
				examiners, but not nurse practitioners, must have a pediatric sexual assault
				nurse examiner certificate and may only provide evaluation of sexual abuse.
				Sexual assault nurses shall refer patients to an appropriate medical provider
				for medical services other than sexual abuse evaluation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 29 - Board of Child Abuse Examination › Section 135:10-29-3 - Duties and Responsibilities

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(a) Child abuse
				examiners will provide medical evaluations in a timely manner to determine if
				child maltreatment has occurred.
(b) Medicine is one of the core disciplines
				represented on each multidisciplinary team in Oklahoma. Child abuse examiners
				serving on a child abuse multidisciplinary team may identify the need for
				medical evaluation, conduct the evaluation, and provide results and explanation
				of a medical evaluation performed by themselves and other medical providers to
				the team, in order to inform the investigation and care of children who are
				suspected victims of child abuse and neglect. Participation in the child abuse
				multidisciplinary team is strongly encouraged.
(c) Child maltreatment must be reported to
				the Oklahoma Human Services Child Abuse Hotline and appropriate law enforcement
				agencies when needed.
(d) Child
				abuse examiners shall maintain confidentiality of examinations, records, and
				findings except where disclosure is authorized by 10A O.S. §
				1-2-105(C)(1).
(e) Child abuse
				examiners may share all evaluations and associated records with the Child Death
				Review Board pursuant to 10 O.S. § 1150.2(B)(8).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth › Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration › Subchapter 29 - Board of Child Abuse Examination › Section 135:10-29-4 - Standards for Medical Examinations and Evaluations

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(a) Evaluations of children, in which child
				abuse is suspected, should be completed as soon as possible with specific
				timing determined by the circumstances of each situation.
(b) The medical evaluation shall include the
				procedures determined by the child abuse examiner as necessary to determine
				whether child abuse or neglect has occurred.
(c) A legible report regarding each
				evaluation will be prepared according to medical standards.
(d) Photographic or video documentation
				should be obtained as needed for documentation of injuries. The child abuse
				examiner will ensure this documentation is completed. It may be performed by
				the child abuse examiner or others.
(e) The Child Abuse Examiner shall provide
				the child abuse medical evaluation report to all appropriate
				agencies.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Chapter 1 - Administrative Organization and Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 140:1-1-1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Chapter is to:
(1) provide a description of organization of
				the Board, the general course of conduct and method of the operations of the
				Board, and the methods whereby the public may obtain information or make
				submissions or requests;
(2) set
				forth the nature and requirements of certain formal and informal procedures
				available;
(3) prescribe the form
				for petitions by interested persons who request the promulgation, amendments or
				repeal of a rule by the Board, and the procedure for their submission,
				consideration and disposition; and
(4) provide for the filing and prompt
				disposition of petitions for declaratory ruling by the Board as to the
				applicability of any rule or order of the Board; as required by the
				Administrative Procedures Act
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  4547, eff 8-25-94; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1849, eff
				  6-26-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Chapter 1 - Administrative Organization and Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 140:1-1-3 - Gender

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As used in this Title, the masculine gender shall be deemed
				  to include the feminine gender.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4547,
				  eff 8-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Chapter 1 - Administrative Organization and Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 140:1-1-4 - Statutory citations

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Citations to statutes in this Chapter refer to the most
				  recent codification of the statute.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4547,
				  eff 8-25-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Chapter 1 - Administrative Organization and Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 140:1-1-5 - State associations

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All state chiropractic associations shall annually submit to
				  the Board the names of their current officers within sixty (60) days of
				  election of the officers by the association, and shall designate which officers
				  shall represent the association at all Board meetings. Only those officers
				  designated by the association as its representatives and those employees of the
				  association holding written authorization signed by the association chairman
				  will be allowed to represent the official views, opinions, and desires of the
				  association at the Board meetings. The association may designate up to three
				  (3) officers as representatives.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1037,
				  eff 5-26-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Chapter 1 - Administrative Organization and Operations › Subchapter 3 - Board Purpose and Organization › Section 140:1-3-1 - Purpose of Board

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The purpose of the Board shall be to regulate the practice of
				  chiropractic in this state, as provided in the Act and to implement, administer
				  and enforce the provisions of the Act.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  4547, eff 8-25-94