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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-292 - Animals

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(a)
General.
(1) When animals live on-site, visit the
				  facility, or children have off-site animal contact, the requirements in this
				  Section are met.
(2) Local animal
				  ordinances are followed.
(3)
				  Parents are notified of animals' presence, per Oklahoma Administrative Code
				  (OAC) 340:110-3-280(d).
(4) Animal bites are:
(A) reported, per OAC
				  340:110-3-280(a) and
				  (d); and
(B) documented as an injury, per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.2(c)
				  and 340:110-3-281.4(b).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-293 - Parent communication and family engagement

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(a)
Parent permission.
Parent permission requirements in (1) and (2)
				  of this subsection are met.
(1)
Required.
Parent permission is maintained, per Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-281.4(b),
				  and required for:
(A) medication
				  administration;
(B) services
				  provided by a specialized service professional;
(C) transportation;
(D) field trips;
(E) higher risk activities; and
(F) swaddling.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-294 - Health protection and disease control

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(a)
Hygiene.
The hygiene
				  requirements listed in (1) through (5) of this subsection are met.
(1)
Meet needs.
Personnel attend
				  promptly to children's personal hygiene needs.
(2)
Hand hygiene.
Personnel and
				  children wash their hands with soap and warm, running water or use hand
				  sanitizer as required per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix HH -
				  Hand Hygiene.
(A) Hand washing:
(i) supplies are maintained as required per
				  OAC
				  340:110-3-300(n);
(ii) procedures are posted as required per
				  OAC 340:110-3-281.1(g). Personnel and children are encouraged to follow the
				  procedures; and
(iii) is not
				  required for infants provided a moist, disposable towelette is used.
(B) Hand sanitizer:
(i) is non-expired;
(ii) is at least 60 percent
				  alcohol-based;
(iii) use by
				  children is monitored by personnel; and
(iv) is not used on 1-year-olds and
				  younger.
(3)
Hygiene articles.
Hygiene articles, such as wash cloths, towels,
				  hair brushes, combs, and toothbrushes are individually assigned and stored and
				  used by only one child.
(4)
Food service personnel.
Health and hygiene requirements are met
				  per OAC
				  340:110-3-299(m).
(5)
Overnight care.
Personal
				  hygiene arrangements are made, such as for bathing and tooth brushing. Privacy
				  is ensured when bathing and changing clothes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-295 - Medication

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(a)
Program policy.
The program
				  maintains medication policy per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-278(d).
(b)
Parent provides.
Prescription and over-the-counter medications are provided by the individual
				  child's parent.
(c)
Parent
				  permission.
Parent permission is obtained prior to administering the
				  medication. Documentation is maintained per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.4(b).
(d)
Administration.
Medications
				  are administered as required per the requirements listed in (1) through (6) of
				  this subsection.
(1) Medications are only
				  administered:
(A) by the designated personnel
				  per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.2(c),
				  with the exception of diaper cream; and
(B) to the child whose full name is on the
				  container label.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-296 - Rest time

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(a)
Rest
				  equipment and bedding.
(1)
Appropriate.
Equipment and bedding meets the requirements in this
				  Section and Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-302.
(2)
Size.
Equipment and bedding
				  is of sufficient size to comfortably accommodate the child's size and
				  weight.
(3)
Resting
				  surface.
A sheet covers the entire resting surface.
(4)
Cover.
A cover is within
				  reach of each child 1-year-old and older.
(5)
Individually assigned.
Equipment is assigned to individual children.
(6)
Individually used.
Equipment
				  and bedding is in use by one child at a time, except during emergency plan
				  procedures.
(7)
Spacing.
Equipment is spaced to allow easy access to children by
				  the teaching personnel and for the safe evacuation of children.
(8)
Clean.
Equipment and bedding
				  is cleaned and sanitized per OAC
				  340:110-3-304.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-297 - Diapering and toileting

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(a)
Diaper
				  changing.
(1)
Frequency.
Diapers are:
(A) checked hourly and when a
				  child exhibits behavior suggesting a wet or soiled diaper; and
(B) changed promptly when wet or
				  soiled.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-298 - Nutrition

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(a)
Required meals and snacks.
The program ensures children are served meals and snacks according to program
				  operating hours and children's attendance, regardless of the program or parents
				  providing the food.
(1)
Full day
				  care.
Morning meal or snack, mid-day meal, and afternoon snack are
				  served.
(2)
Evening
				  care.
Evening meal and evening snack are served.
(3)
Overnight care.
Evening
				  meal, evening snack, and morning meal are served.
(4)
Child's attendance.
Children
				  in care over a four-hour period are served a meal, unless the child is present
				  during overnight sleeping hours only.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-299 - Food service

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(a)
General.
(1)
Food
				  service.
When the program provides food service, including limited food
				  service, the program is required to meet the requirements, per this Section,
				  unless the requirements specifically state otherwise.
(2)
Limited food service.
Limited food service is when the program serves only foods having no required
				  time and temperature control for safety (non-TCS) for immediate consumption and
				  uses only single-service food-contact items, per (k) of this Section. However,
				  milk and milk products may be served to children and used in occasional
				  children's cooking activities.
(A) Limited
				  food service also includes parent-provided meals, snacks, or both, when the
				  program:
(i) only provides or supplements food
				  , per limited food service requirements, including on field trips;
				  and
(ii) sends reusable
				  food-contact items home daily.
(B) When the program only provides limited
				  food service:
(i) the program is exempt from:
(I) Oklahoma State Department of Health
				  (OSDH) inspections, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-276(c) and
				  (d);
(II) food service training, per OAC
				  340:110-3-284.3(c);
				  and
(III) a separate hand washing
				  sink, per OAC
				  340:110-3-300(n);
(ii) some requirements in this
				  Section do not apply, such as the requirements regarding:
(I) foods having required time and
				  temperature control for safety (TCS). However, when milk is served, the milk
				  requirements, per (b) of this Section apply. When conducting children's cooking
				  activities, the TCS food requirements apply depending on ingredients
				  used;
(II) a minimum quantity of
				  food-contact items;
(III) a
				  refrigerator, unless foods require refrigeration, including parent provided
				  foods. When applicable, program policy informs parents refrigeration is not
				  provided;
(IV) a microwave, unless
				  foods are microwaved, including parent provided foods; and
(V) cooking devices, unless used for
				  occasional children's cooking activities.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-300 - Facility

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(a)
Location.
The facility is
				  located in an area minimizing children's health and safety hazards.
(b)
Other business.
When the
				  program shares the facility with another business, requirements are met, per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-277(b).
(c)
Construction.
The facility
				  complies with the building and fire codes of the local or state governmental
				  authority having jurisdiction applicable at permit or license issuance.
				  Programs operating 24-hours per day comply with additional codes.
(1) New construction and reconstruction, such
				  as building remodeling or area not previously licensed for child care, complies
				  with current requirements and building and fire codes.
(A) Construction plans for a new building, an
				  addition, or reconstruction of an existing building are submitted to the local
				  or state fire governmental authority having jurisdiction for approval prior to
				  construction.
(B) Construction,
				  reconstruction, or alterations occurring during operating hours is conducted
				  safely.
(C) When existing or new
				  surfaces are painted, the lead paint content is not above 0.06
				  percent.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-301 - Indoor and outdoor play areas

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(a)
Indoor
				  and outdoor play areas.
(1)
Facility.
Facility requirements are met, per Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-300.
(2)
Equipment.
Equipment
				  requirements are met, per OAC
				  340:110-3-302.
(3)
Hazards.
Hazard requirements
				  are met, per OAC
				  340:110-3-303.
(4)
Cleanliness and sanitation.
Cleanliness and sanitation requirements are met, per OAC
				  340:110-3-304.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-302 - Equipment

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(a)
General.
When obtaining and
				  maintaining basic and play equipment, requirements in this Section are met.
(1)
Type and quantity.
Equipment
				  is:
(A) of appropriate type and size meeting
				  the age group and individual children's needs for physical, cognitive,
				  emotional and social development; and
(B) provided in type and quantity, per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix MM - Equipment.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-303 - Hazards

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(a)
General.
Hazards are defined
				  as anything that may inflict injury or cause harm, per Oklahoma Administrative
				  Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275.
(1) The facility is free of
				  hazards.
(2) Hazardous items are:
(A) inaccessible, as defined, per OAC
				  340:110-3-275; and
(B) including items in personal belongings,
				  such as diaper bags, backpacks, and purses.
(3) Hazardous items used for a supervised,
				  planned, learning activity may be accessible during the activity, such as water
				  play, arts and crafts, gardening, and woodworking. Higher risk activity
				  requirements may apply, per OAC340:110-3-290.
(4) Personnel recognize and act to correct
				  indoor and outdoor physical safety hazards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-304 - Cleanliness and sanitation

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(a)
General.
The cleaning and sanitation requirements in (1) and (2)
				  of this subsection are met.
(1) The facility
				  and vehicles are clean, sanitary, and free of clutter and litter, including
				  paper accumulation. The facility and equipment have no dust, dirt, soil, food
				  particle, or other debris accumulation.
(2) The outdoor play areas are free of tall
				  grass and weedsand standing water.
(3) Prior to children being outside, the
				  outdoor area is free of animal waste and debris.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-305 - Transportation

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(a)
General.
(1) When children in care are transported in
				  a vehicle, whether provided, arranged, or contracted by the program,
				  requirements in this Section are met.
(2) When the program contracts for
				  transportation, including use of public transportation, the program is
				  responsible for ensuring the contracted entity meets transportation
				  requirements, including child passenger safety training.
(3) Children are not transported in vehicles
				  or parts of vehicles not designed for transporting individuals, such as truck
				  beds, campers, and trailers.
(4)
				  Drivers and vehicles used to transport children comply with all applicable
				  state laws, including vehicle insurance. Documentation is maintained, per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-281.2(c) and
				  (d).
(5) Children do not ride more than 60 minutes
				  one way. However, longer field trips may occur infrequently provided necessary
				  rest and stretch stops are made.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-306 - Addendum requirements for child care centers

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(a)
Child care centers.
Child
				  care centers are programs that operate 30 or more hours per week.
(b)
Common requirements.
Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275 through
				  340:110-3-305,
				  unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c)
Teacher qualifications.
Teachers hired on or before July 1, 1995, are exempt from the educational
				  requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284.2(c).
(d)
Program or parent provided
				  food.
Programs provide meals and snacks per OAC
				  340:110-3-298(c)
				  for 2-year-olds through 5-year-olds who are not attending or have not completed
				  kindergarten.
(e)
Toileting
				  and hand washing facilities.
Programs licensed on or before July 2,
				  1970, are exempt from the toilet and sink quantity requirements per OAC
				  340:110-3-300(m) and
				  (n), unless the licensed capacity increases
				  or the program changes locations.
(f)
Food service area hand washing
				  sink.
Programs licensed before June 1, 1987, in a facility originally
				  designed as a family residence may meet the separate hand washing sink
				  requirement for the food service area per OAC
				  340:110-3-300(n)
				  with a sink in a restroom on the same floor as the food service area, unless
				  the program changes locations.
(g)
Square footage for indoor play area.
Programs licensed or expanded
				  on or before July 2, 1970, are exempt from the square footage requirements per
				  OAC
				  340:110-3-301(b).
				  However, at least 30 square feet of floor space per child is
				  required.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-307 - Addendum requirements for day camps

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(a)
Day camps.
Day camps are
				  programs that operate during school breaks for 12 hours or less per day, serve
				  5-year-olds and older who are attending or have completed kindergarten or
				  above, and use the outdoors as a major program component for at least 50
				  percent of the daily hours of operation.
(b)
Common requirements.
Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275 through
				  340:110-3-305,
				  unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c)
Posted records and
				  documentation.
Ratios and group sizes, daily classroom schedule, and
				  weekly lesson plans per OAC 340:110-3-281.1(i)(4) through (6) may be maintained
				  in a portable method with the teaching personnel. The remainder of the posted
				  in classroom items in (i) may be posted in a prominent location.
(d)
General professional
				  development.
Personnel obtain orientation per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(d)
				  prior to working with children. Personnel are exempt from the Entry Level Child
				  Care Training (ELCCT) or equivalent requirements per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(d).
(e)
Director qualifications.
Directors are exempt from the Oklahoma Director's Credential requirement per
				  OAC 340:110-3-284.1(b). However, directors obtain at least an Oklahoma
				  Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(b)
				  and have:
(1) a high school diploma, General
				  Educational Development (GED), or Licensing approved equivalent and two years
				  of full-time experience in an out-of-school time, educational, or child care
				  setting;
(2) a high school diploma,
				  GED, or Licensing approved equivalent and 12 college credit hours in child
				  development, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related subject
				  and one year of satisfactory experience in an out-of-school time, educational,
				  or child care setting; or
(3) an
				  associate or bachelor's degree with at least 12 college credit hours in child
				  development, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related
				  subject.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-308 - Addendum requirements for drop-in programs

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(a)
Drop-in programs.
Drop-in
				  programs operate 30 or more hours per week with individual children attending
				  six hours or less per day and 24 hours or less per week, with an allowance for
				  three extra six hour days per 12 months per child.
(b)
Common requirements.
Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275 through
				  340:110-3-305,
				  unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c)
Maximum hour notice.
In
				  addition to posted records and documentation per OAC 340:110-3-281.1(c), an
				  Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Publication No. 14-06, Drop-In
				  Program Maximum Hour Notice, stating the maximum number of hours per day and
				  week a child may be in care is posted in a prominent location for parent and
				  public viewing. This statement is also included in all drop-in program
				  literature, including program policy and advertisements.
(d)
Children's attendance
				  records.
In addition to the children's attendance requirements per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.2(c),
				  each child's attendance includes the total number of hours in care per day and
				  week. Documentation is maintained for at least 24 months.
(e)
Teacher qualifications.
Teachers hired on or before July 1, 1995, are exempt from the educational
				  requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284.2(c).
(f)
Weekly lesson plans.
In
				  addition to the lesson plan requirements per OAC
				  340:110-3-289(d),
				  modifications are made to reflect the flexibility of the programs, while
				  maintaining the purpose of varied planned activities in addition to free-play.
				  The lesson plans:
(1) are designed for the
				  children who are in attendance on a frequent basis, with activity
				  considerations given for the children in attendance on an occasional or first
				  time basis; and
(2) are designed
				  for or able to be modified to each age group accepted into care, as the ages of
				  the children in care at any given time may vary. Programs are exempt from the
				  lesson plan for each classroom requirement per OAC 340:110-3-281.1(i), provided
				  the needs of the children in care are addressed by the lesson plans.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-309 - Addendum requirements for out-of-school time programs

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(a)
Out-of-school time programs.
Out-of-school time programs operate when school is not in session, such as
				  before-and after-school and school breaks and serve 3-year-olds and older who
				  are attending or have completed pre-kindergarten or above.
(b)
Common requirements.
Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275 through
				  340:110-3-305,
				  unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c)
Posted records and
				  documentation.
Programs are exempt from or may vary posted requirements
				  according to requirements listed in (1) and (2) of this subsection. Posted:
(1) hand washing procedures per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.1(g)
				  are not required when the program is in a school and different hand washing
				  procedures are posted by the school; and
(2) ratios and group sizes, daily classroom
				  schedule, and weekly lesson plans, per OAC
				  340:110-3-281.1(i)(4)
				  through (6) may be maintained in a portable
				  method with the teaching personnel. The remainder of the posted in classroom
				  items in (i) may be posted in a prominent location when a large area, such as a
				  gymnasium or cafeteria, is used as classrooms.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-310 - Addendum requirements for part-day programs

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(a)
Part-day programs.
Part-day
				  programs operate for more than 15 but less than 30 hours per week.
(b)
Common requirements.
Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-275 through
				  340:110-3-305,
				  unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c)
Posted weekly lesson plans.
Programs are exempt from posting lesson plans per OAC 340:110-3-281.1(i).
				  However, lesson plans are available in the classroom.
(d)
General qualifications and
				  professional development.
Personnel:
(1) are exempt from:
(A) maintaining an Oklahoma Professional
				  Development Ladder certificate per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(b);
(B) obtaining the Entry Level Child Care
				  Training or equivalent per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(d);
				  and
(C) maintaining a minimum
				  number of clock-hours per OAC
				  340:110-3-284(d);
				  and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-311 - Addendum requirements for programs for sick children

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(a)
Programs for sick children.
Programs for sick children serve children with illnesses or symptoms that:
(1) prevent them from comfortable
				  participation in activities in a program caring for well children;
				  and
(2) require more care than
				  personnel in a program caring for well children can provide without
				  compromising the health and safety of other children in care.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 16 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY HOPE CENTERS › Section 340:110-3-400 - Community Hope Centers

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(a)
Program
				  definition.
Community hope centers are programs operating more than 15
				  hours per week, serving children and youth 5 through 17 years of age. Programs
				  provide access to mental health professionals and resources meeting children's
				  and youths' social and emotional well-being, the science of hope, and
				  connections to additional community resources for families.
(b)
Request for license.
Programs complete Form 07LC004E, Request for License-Child Care
				  Program.
(c)
Inspections and
				  approvals.
Programs meet inspection and approvals in (1) through (3) of
				  this subsection.
(1) The program is inspected
				  and approved by Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) Child Care Services (CCS), per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-3-400 (a) through
				  (u).
(2) A fire inspection and approval is
				  required.
(3) An Oklahoma State
				  Department of Health (OSDH) inspection and approval is required when meals are
				  prepared and served.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-1 - Purpose

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It is the declared purpose of the Oklahoma Child Care
					 Facilities Licensing Act as expressed in this Subchapter to:
(1) ensure maintenance of minimum
				  requirements for the care and protection of children away from their own
				  homes;
(2) encourage and assist the
				  child care facility toward attaining maximum standards; and
(3) work for the development of sufficient
				  and adequate services for children.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff
					 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-2 - Legal base

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The legal base for licensing requirements in this
					 Subchapter is Section
					 401
					 et seq. of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Child Care
					 Facilities Licensing Act.
Amended at 23 Ok Reg
					 1092, eff 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-4 - License

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Request for license is submitted on Oklahoma Department of
					 Human Services (DHS) provided forms. A license to operate a child-placing
					 agency is granted when the agency meets minimum requirements for child-placing
					 agencies. The license is not transferable and is posted prominently in the
					 facility including the denial or revocation notice, when applicable. The agency
					 does not operate until DHS permission is obtained. Per the Oklahoma Child Care
					 Facilities Licensing Act, Section
					 405.3
					 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes (10 O.S. §405.3), persons identified
					 as registrants on the Restricted Registry are prohibited from:
(1) licensure as a child care program;
(2) ownership of a child care
				  program;
(3) employment in a child
				  care program;
(4) having
				  unsupervised access to children; and/or
(5) residing in a child care facility.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 997, eff 3-16-96 (emergency); Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 2663, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff 6-1-06; Amended
					 at 26 Ok Reg 415, eff 11-20-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2239, eff
					 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1869, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-5 - Construction and fire safety [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-6 - Organization and administration

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(a)
Purpose.
The child-placing agency (agency) purpose or function is
				  clearly defined in a statement filed with Licensing. This includes the
				  philosophy, goals and objectives, ages and children accepted for care
				  characteristics, geographical service area, and services provided.
(b)
Organizational structure.
The agency's legal basis or ownership is fully documented and submitted to
				  Licensing with the initial request for license.
(1)
Publicly-operated agency.
Documentation of a publicly-operated agency identifies the agency statutory
				  basis and the governmental entity administrative framework operating the
				  agency.
(2)
Privately-operated agency.
A privately-operated agency submits:
(A) as applicable, the charter, partnership
				  agreement, constitution, and articles of incorporation resolution authorizing
				  the agency operation;
(B) the
				  names, titles, addresses, and phone numbers for:
(i) nonprofit agencies' association members
				  or corporate officers; or
(ii)
				  for-profit agencies' owners', partners', or corporate officers';
(C) the physical address in
				  Oklahoma where child-placing business is conducted; and
(D) a notification informing Licensing prior
				  to any change in the legal basis for operation or ownership.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-7 - Finances

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(a)
Evidence of sufficient
				  funds.
The child-placing agency (agency) has evidence of sufficient
				  funds.
(1) New agencies submit a letter to
				  Licensing from a licensed public accountant with the initial request for
				  licensedocumenting procedures are in place for operating the fiscal management
				  system so the agency's financial statements can be audited at the first fiscal
				  operational year end.
(2) New
				  agencies also submit a budget for the first 12 months of operation with the
				  initial request for license including a written plan documenting predictable
				  funds for the first 12 months of operation as well as reserve funds or reserve
				  funds documentation.
(3) Existing
				  and new agencies have a written financial plan projecting sufficient funds to
				  carry out the program's defined purposes and provide proper care for children.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-8 - Personnel

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(a)
Required personnel.
The
				  child-placing agency (agency) employs:
(1) an
				  executive director or administrator. In the executive director or administrator
				  absence, an individual is designated in charge being immediately accessible in
				  person or by phone to Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) authorized
				  representatives;
(2) a child
				  placement supervisor responsible for out-of-home care placements and home
				  studies final approval;
(3) social
				  services personnel responsible for providing social servicesat least, includes:
(A) child and family casework
				  services;
(B) adoptive child and
				  family studies;
(C) placement
				  services;
(D) agency facilities
				  certification;
(E) admission
				  assessments; and
(F) service
				  planning;
(4) child care
				  personnel, when applicable; and
(5)
				  clerical personnel for maintaining agency records in good order.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-9 - Executive director qualifications

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(a)
				  The executive director or administrator has a:
(1) bachelor's degree, knowledge in personnel
				  management, and 36 months children's services experience; or
(2) master's degree, knowledge in personnel
				  management, and 24 months children's services experience; or
(3) doctorate degree , knowledge in personnel
				  management, and 12 months children's services experience.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-10 - Child placement supervisor qualifications

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(a) The child placement supervisor has at a
				  minimum, a :
(1) master's degree in social
				  work and 12 months in children's services experience;
(2) master's degree in a behavioral or social
				  science or a related field and 24 months in children's services experience;
(3) doctorate degree in a
				  behavioral or social science or a related field and 12 months in children's
				  services experience; or
(4)
				  bachelor's degree with at least nine college credit hours in family focus,
				  individual function and interaction, child development, sociology, social work,
				  and/or a closely related subject and 48 months in children's services
				  experience.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-11 - Social services personnel qualifications

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Social services personnel providing casework services have
					 at a minimum, a bachelor's degree :
(1) in social work;
(2) in a behavioral or social science or a
				  related field and 12 months children's or family services experience; or
(3) with at least nine-college
				  credit hours in family focus, individual function and interaction, child
				  development, sociology, social work, and/or a closely related subject and 24
				  months children's or family services experience.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 997, eff 1-24-96 (emergency); Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 2663, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff
					 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-11.1 - Contracted staff qualifications and requirements

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The child-placing agency (agency) may contract for services
					 with another licensed child-placing agency or with a licensed mental health
					 professional. The agency that initiates the contract:
(1) maintains all applicable records for
				  services provided; and
(2) shares
				  any applicable information with the contracted staff to guarantee quality of
				  services provided.
Added at 23 Ok Reg
					 1092, eff 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-12 - Personnel records

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(a) The
				  child-placing agency (agency) maintains on file a personnel record for each
				  agency personnel. The personnel record includes:
(1) an Oklahoma Human Services
				  (OKDHS)-provided personnel information sheet, completed for each personnel and
				  submitted to Licensing within two weeks of his or her employment;
(2) an application, resume, or personnel
				  information sheet documenting position specific qualifications;
(3) three references, per Oklahoma
				  Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:110-5-8(c);
(4) reports and notes relating to the
				  individual's agency employment and performance evaluations;
(5) employment dates and reason for leaving
				  employment; and
(6) agency required
				  health records.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-13 - Training for executive director or administrator and social services staff

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The executive director or administrator and social services
					 staff obtain and document continuing education:
(1) consisting of a minimum of 12 clock hours
				  per employment year; and
(2)
				  relevant to the role and responsibility of the position.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 997, eff 1-24-96 (emergency); Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 2663, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff
					 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-14 - Placement policy

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The child-placing agency (agency):
(1) writes an individual service plan for
				  every child placed out-of-home by the agency, in accordance with clearly
				  defined intake and release policy;
(2) assumes responsibility for the general
				  care and planning for each child in the program;
(3) clarifies the child's relationship to the
				  agency;
(4) makes known to the
				  parents or custodian and the child the terms upon which the child is accepted
				  for care;
(5) works together with
				  the parents, custodian, and child to set definite goals that serve the child's
				  best interest for placement and permanency;
(6) provides orientation to each child upon
				  acceptance by the agency; and
(7)
				  maintains appropriate placement records.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 997, eff 1-24-96 (emergency); Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 2663, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff
					 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-24 - Policy

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The adoption agency (agency) has on file written policy and
					 procedure that is current and available for parents, staff, and licensing staff
					 to review. Policy includes areas governing:
(1) confidentiality of records;
(2) disposition of records;
(3) services provided to birth
				  parents;
(4) services provided to
				  adoptive parents;
(5) services
				  provided to adoptive children;
(6)
				  services provided to older children being relinquished to the agency;
(7) openness in adoption;
(8) search and reunion;
(9) financial assistance to birth
				  parents;
(10) grievances;
(11) adoptive home recruitment;
(12) placement of children in adoptive
				  homes;
(13) fees for
				  adoption;
(14) international
				  adoption;
(15) interstate
				  adoption;
(16) legal risk
				  placements;
(17) post-adoption
				  services; and
(18) procedures for
				  advising adoptive parents about the Adoption Assistance program.
Added at 19 Ok Reg
					 2828, eff 10-1-02 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 955, eff 5-12-03; Amended at
					 23 Ok Reg 1092, eff 6-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-25 - Services for birth parents

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(a)
Policy.
Written adoption agency (agency) policy and procedure
				  regarding birth parents includes, but is not limited to:
(1) the scope of services for birth
				  parents;
(2) prohibiting coercion
				  of the birth parents;
(3) birth
				  parents who decide not to relinquish parental rights; and
(4) provisions for avoiding conflict of
				  interest between the birth parents, adopting parents, and agency.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-26 - Services for older children [REVOKED]

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Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Revoked at 19 Ok Reg 2828, eff 10-1-02 (emergency); Revoked
					 at 20 Ok Reg 955, eff 5-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-27 - Adoptive child study background information

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(a) An adoptive child history is completed
				  for each child. The adoptive child history is documented and available for
				  licensing staff to review. The history includes:
(1) all information as required by Section
				  7504-1.1
				  of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Medical and Social History
				  Report;
(2) legal documents that
				  reflect the child's eligibility for adoption;
(3) desires of the birth parents regarding
				  the potential adoptive family, for example, religious preference and family
				  composition;
(4) documentation as
				  to whether the child is an Indian child as defined by the Indian Child Welfare
				  Act; [10 O.S. §
											40.2
				  ]
(5) a medical examination report
				  completed by a health professional no more than three months prior to
				  placement;
(6) documentation of
				  participation by the child in the adoption process, consistent with the child's
				  ability to understand and according to state law;
(7) photocopy of the child's original and any
				  supplementary birth certificate; and
(8) documentation of current legal
				  custody.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 340:110-5-28 - Adoptive home recruitment [REVOKED]

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Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2273, eff 6-11-93; Revoked at 19 Ok Reg 2828, eff 10-1-02 (emergency); Revoked
					 at 20 Ok Reg 955, eff 5-12-03