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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 1 - PERSONNEL › Section 75:15-13-4 - Selection of personnel

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The methods for
				  selecting personnel shall be described in policies and procedures and shall
				  include, but not be limited to:
(1) The
				  processes for recruitment, selection and appointment; and
(2) Written criteria demonstrably related to
				  the position being filled.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 1 - PERSONNEL › Section 75:15-13-5 - Job descriptions, personnel

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  The agency shall have written job descriptions for personnel defining the
				  duties of, and minimum qualifications for, each position.
(b) Compliance with 75:15-13-5 shall be
				  determined by:
(1) Review of the program's
				  policies and procedures; and
(2)
				  Review of the program's job descriptions.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 1 - PERSONNEL › Section 75:15-13-8 - Personnel records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The agency
				  shall maintain record(s) for each staff member or volunteer selected and
				  utilized; documentation shall minimally include:
(1) Job description;
(2) Employment application or resume;
(3) Documentation of current
				  qualifications and training as required and defined in the job description;
(4) Duty or work assignment;
(5) Record of hours worked or
				  hours of service performed;
(6)
				  Record of participation in training;
(7) Staff or volunteer performance
				  evaluation(s); and
(8) Emergency
				  notification information.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 1 - PERSONNEL › Section 75:15-13-9 - Supervision of personnel

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A certified
				  program shall establish in writing lines of supervision for all personnel.
(b) Compliance with 75:15-13-9
				  shall be determined through a review of the program's policies and procedures,
				  or any other supporting documentation provided including, but not limited to,
				  personnel manuals, organizational charts, job descriptions, and personnel
				  files.
Transferred from
					 450:19-13-9 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
					 Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok
					 Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2508, eff
					 7-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 1 - PERSONNEL › Section 75:15-13-10 - Performance evaluation of personnel

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  The agency shall have policies and procedures mandating the evaluation of
				  personnel employment and service performance. These policies and procedures
				  shall minimally include:
(1) Performance
				  evaluations shall be completed at least annually, to include an evaluation of
				  the executive director;
(2) Define
				  the reason(s) for any evaluation other than annual;
(3) Performance evaluations shall be in
				  writing and based on the staff's or volunteer's job description;
(4) Each evaluation shall be individually
				  discussed with the staff or volunteer;
(5) Personnel shall have a documented
				  opportunity to respond, in writing, to each of their individual performance
				  evaluations; and
(6) Both staff or
				  volunteer and supervisor shall sign and date the performance evaluation.
				  However, the evaluation document shall state the staff's or volunteer's
				  signature does not necessarily constitute agreement with the evaluation
				  content.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 2 - VOLUNTEERS › Section 75:15-13-12 - Volunteer policies and procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  The program shall have written policies and procedures governing volunteer
				  utilization to include appropriate screening and background inquiries to ensure
				  client safety and confidentiality. Prior to direct services volunteering, all
				  programs are required to obtain an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
				  (OSBI) criminal history name search of volunteers to also include a search of
				  the registries maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration
				  Act and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act. At least
				  annually thereafter, all programs are required to conduct a name search of
				  direct services volunteers against the registries maintained pursuant to the
				  Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration Act and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
				  Offenders Registration Act.
(b) The
				  agency's policies and procedures shall include provisions for
				  non-discrimination with regard to the agency's relationship with volunteers in
				  accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
(c) Compliance with 75:15-13-12 shall be
				  determined by a review of the program's written policies and procedures, and
				  volunteer interviews.
Added at 24 Ok Reg
					 2508, eff 7-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 2 - VOLUNTEERS › Section 75:15-13-13 - Supervision of volunteers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The program
				  shall establish in writing lines of supervision for all volunteers.
(b) The program shall ensure each volunteer
				  has the knowledge relevant to the volunteer's job duties and is supervised
				  pursuant to program policies and procedures.
(c) Compliance with 75:15-13-13 shall be
				  determined through a review of the program's policies and procedures, and any
				  other supporting documentation provided including, but not limited to,
				  volunteer manuals, and organizational charts.
Added at 24 Ok Reg
					 2508, eff 7-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 2 - VOLUNTEERS › Section 75:15-13-14 - Volunteer records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The program
				  shall maintain record(s) for each volunteer selected and utilized;
				  documentation shall minimally include:
(1)
				  Duty or work assignment;
(2)
				  Record of hours worked or hours of service performed;
(3) Record of participation in training; and
(4) Emergency notification
				  information.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-20 - Personnel, paraprofessional and volunteer development plan [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Transferred from
					 450:19-13-20 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
					 Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Revoked at 23 Ok
					 Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-20.1 - Orientation - general, personnel and volunteers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A certified program shall provide a
				  minimum of 30 hours of orientation training that incorporates the use of adult
				  learning techniques (i.e., scenarios, role playing, shadowing) to familiarize
				  new personnel and volunteers providing direct services with the program which
				  includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Program
				  goals and services of each service component;
(2) Program policies and procedures;
(3) Confidentiality to include
				  verbal confidentiality, whether inside or outside the facility and client
				  records;
(4) Facility safety and
				  disaster plans;
(5) First aid kits
				  and fire extinguishers, their location, contents, and use;
(6) Universal precautions;
(7) Client rights;
(8) Domestic violence and its effects on
				  victims and children;
(9) Power
				  and control tactics of abuse;
(10)
				  Dangerousness and lethality assessment including strangulation and head
				  trauma;
(11) Crisis intervention
				  techniques;
(12) Sexual assault;
(13) Stalking;
(14) Victim advocacy;
(15) Parenting and disciplinary techniques
				  for children who have been exposed to domestic violence and trauma;
(16) Active and empathetic listening
				  techniques including hotline skills;
(17) Accessing resources needed by victims
				  and their families including how to ensure services and access resources for
				  persons with special needs, including cognitive disabilities or who are deaf or
				  hard of hearing, non-English speaking persons, or undocumented immigrants to
				  include basic information on U visas and T visas;
(18) Safety planning for adults and age
				  appropriate safety planning for children;
(19) Basic child development;
(20) Legal and ethical issues;
(21) Cultural Sensitivity;
(22) Effects of trauma including
				  post-traumatic stress disorder;
(23) Victim's use of force; and
(24) Documentation of services.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-20.2 - In-service and ongoing training for personnel and volunteers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A certified program shall have policies
				  and procedures mandating, at the minimum, sixteen (16) hours of annual training
				  of all staff which shall include:
(1)
				  Confidentiality, to include verbal confidentiality, whether inside or outside
				  the facility and client records;
(2) Facility safety and disaster
				  plans;
(3) First aid kits and fire
				  extinguishers, their location, contents, and use;
(4) Universal precautions;
(5) Client rights;
(6) Legal and ethical issues; and
(7) The remaining hours of annual training
				  shall be related to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, batterers'
				  intervention and administration as prescribed and approved by the Executive
				  Director.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-24 - Personnel training, children's services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Prior to providing any direct services,
				  children's services personnel shall receive the prescribed orientation training
				  and minimally have one (1) year employment or volunteer experience in a child
				  care or service related field, or an equivalent combination of education,
				  training and experience in child care or development issues.
(b) Compliance with 75:15-13-24 shall be
				  determined by:
(1) Review of program's
				  policies and procedures;
(2)
				  Review of program's training records and other provided documentation of staff
				  or volunteer training; and
(3)
				  Review of personnel or volunteer records.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-25 - Personnel training, sexual assault services

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(a) Prior to providing any direct services or
				  CLEET training, all sexual assault services staff or volunteers shall receive a
				  minimum of six (6) hours classroom training in addition to basic orientation
				  which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Sexual abuse within the family (i.e.,
				  incest, sibling abuse, marital and domestic relationship rapes);
(2) Sexual assault outside the family (i.e.,
				  stranger, non-stranger, abuse by professionals, sexual harassment, and
				  bullying);
(3) Sexual assault
				  within institutions (i.e., nursing homes, residential facilities, prisons,
				  military);
(4) Commercial sexual
				  exploitation (i.e., prostitution, trafficking, pornography, escort
				  services);
(5) Non-traditional
				  client populations (i.e., males, same sex, bisexual or transgender victims,
				  non-English speaking, undocumented immigrants, victims with cognitive
				  disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing; and
(6) Other topics to increase skills, such as
				  post-traumatic stress syndrome as it relates to rape trauma, rape trauma
				  syndrome, self-injury, and alcohol and drug use.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-26 - Personnel training, transitional living services

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(a) Prior to providing any direct services,
				  all transitional living services personnel shall receive the prescribed
				  orientation training in
				  75:15-13-20.1.
(b) The program shall have
				  policies and procedures mandating a minimum of sixteen (16) hours annual
				  training for transitional living services personnel.
(c) Compliance with 75:15-13-26 shall be
				  determined by:
(1) Review of program's
				  policies and procedures;
(2)
				  Review of program's training records and other provided documentation of staff
				  or volunteer training; and
(3)
				  Review of personnel records.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-27 - Provider training, Safe Home services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Prior to providing any direct services,
				  all Safe Home providers shall receive the prescribed orientation training in
				  75:15-13-20.1.
(b) The program shall have
				  policies and procedures mandating a minimum of four (4) hours annual training
				  for Safe Home providers.
(c)
				  Compliance with 75:15-13-27 shall be determined by:
(1) Review of program's policies and
				  procedures; and
(2) Review of
				  program's training records.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-28 - Personnel training, public education services [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Transferred from
					 450:19-13-28 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
					 Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok
					 Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg 2508, eff
					 7-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-29 - Personnel training, Court Advocates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Prior to providing services, Court Advocates shall receive the prescribed
				  orientation training, and training in the following:
(1) Protective orders (i.e., the requirements
				  for obtaining an ex parte emergency protective order and permanent protective
				  order and an understanding of what happens after a protective order is issued);
(2) Full faith and credit;
(3) The court process including
				  safety planning during this time; and
(4) At least three (3) hours of accompanied
				  court time with a trained court advocate that includes observation of an ex
				  parte emergency protective order hearing and a final protective order hearing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 13 - Personnel and Volunteers › Part 3 - TRAINING › Section 75:15-13-30 - Personnel training, batterers intervention services [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Transferred from
					 450:19-13-30 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
					 Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok
					 Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2508, eff 7-15-07; Amended at 25 Ok
					 Reg 1838, eff 7-1-08; Revoked at 27 Ok Reg 1709, eff
					 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 15 - Governing Authority › Section 75:15-15-1 - Governing authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The agency shall
				have a governing authority. In the instance of Native American programs, the
				tribal council may be the governing body.
(b) The governing authority shall establish,
				and function under, written by-laws. These by-laws shall minimally include:
(1) Designation of regular quarterly meetings
				to be held in accordance with the Open Meeting Act;
(2) Recording and retention of written
				minutes;
(3) Eligibility criteria,
				selection, terms, responsibilities, power, and duties of members;
(4) Term limitations, removal and filling of
				vacancies;
(5) Attendance policy;
(6) Prohibition on staff serving
				as voting members of the governing authority;
(7) Establishment of a quorum; and
(8) Conflict of interest agreement.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 15 - Governing Authority › Section 75:15-15-2 - Governing authority, documentation of source of authority [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Transferred from
				  450:19-15-2 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
				  Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Revoked at 23 Ok
				  Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 15 - Governing Authority › Section 75:15-15-3 - Duties of the governing authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				duties of the governing authority shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) Approving all policies for the operation
				of the agency, and ensuring procedures for the implementation of policies are
				in place and enforced;
(2) Ensuring
				the agency operates in compliance with established agency policy, applicable
				state and federal law and administrative rules;
(3) Compliance with the by-laws of the
				governing authority;
(4) Ensuring
				all financial transactions and events requiring the approval of the governing
				authority are reviewed and authorized by the governing authority prior to any
				commitment by agency personnel;
(5)
				The selection, annual evaluation and continuance of retention of the executive
				director;
(6) Review and approve
				all contractual agreements;
(7)
				Review the program audit and certification reports from the VSU and approve any
				plans of correction; and
(8)
				Oversee the financial administration of the program, including review and
				approval of financial audits.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 15 - Governing Authority › Section 75:15-15-4 - Governing authority, meeting minutes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Minutes of the governing authority shall
				be kept in written form; reviewed at the next following meeting; corrected if
				such is approved; and signed by the presiding or authorized officer or
				chairperson.
(b) Meeting minutes
				shall include, but are not limited to, recording of:
(1) The date, time and place of the meeting;
(2) Names of those members
				attending;
(3) Whether, or not,
				the meeting was convened; and if not why;
(4) Approval of minutes from past meeting;
(5) Topics and issues discussed
				and decisions reached;
(6)
				Recording of motions and of votes on the motion; and
(7) Time of adjournment.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 15 - Governing Authority › Section 75:15-15-5 - Governing authority, orientation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				certified program shall provide a minimum of 2 hours orientation training to
				members of the governing authority which includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Program goals and services of each
				service component;
(2) Program
				policies and procedures;
(3)
				Underlying philosophy [OAC
				75:15-1-1.1
				];
(4) Confidentiality, to include
				verbal confidentiality, whether inside or outside of the facility and client
				records;
(5) Client rights and
				grievance procedure;
(6) Legal and
				ethical issues;
(7) Overview of
				domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking;
(8) Open Meeting Act and recording of meeting
				minutes;
(9) Open Records Act;
(10) Rules, including standards
				and criteria to ensure multi-cultural needs of clients are met, used in
				certifying programs;
(11) Role and
				responsibility of the executive director; and
(12) Role and responsibility of the governing
				authority.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 17 - Clients Rights › Section 75:15-17-1 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Part is applicable to those domestic violence, sexual
				  assault and stalking programs and shelters certified by the OAG pursuant to 74
				  O.S. §
									18p-1
				  et seq.
Transferred from
				  450:15-3-70 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
				  Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok
				  Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2508, eff
				  7-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 17 - Clients Rights › Section 75:15-17-2 - Client right to information, refused services [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Transferred from
				  450:15-3-71 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok
				  Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Revoked at 23 Ok
				  Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 17 - Clients Rights › Section 75:15-17-4 - Client grievance policies and procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each program shall have a written client
				grievance policy providing for, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Written notice of the grievance and
				appeal procedure provided to the client; and, if involved with the client, to
				family members or significant others;
(2) Time frames for the grievance policy's
				procedures, which allow for an expedient resolution of client grievances as
				follows:
(A) Transitional living, shelter
				services, and Safe Home timeframes for resolution of grievances by program
				staff or volunteers shall be seven (7) days unless appealed; and
(B) Non-transitional living and non-shelter
				services timeframes for resolution of grievances by program staff or volunteers
				shall be fourteen (14) days unless appealed;
(3) Name(s) of the individual(s) who are
				responsible for coordinating the grievance policy and the individual
				responsible for or with the authority to make decision(s) for resolution of the
				grievance. In the instance where the decision maker is the subject of a
				grievance, decision-making authority shall be delegated;
(4) Provide for notice to the client that he
				or she has a right to make a complaint to the OAG Victims Services Unit;
(5) Clients shall be given a copy
				of the grievance policy, including the right to make a complaint to the OAG,
				and the provision of such shall be documented in the client record, including
				the phone number, mailing address, and email address of the Victims Services
				Unit of the Office of the Attorney General;
(6) Mechanism to monitor the grievance
				process and improve performance based on outcomes; and
(7) Annual review of the grievance policies
				and procedures, with revisions as needed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This chapter establishes administrative procedures necessary to
				implement the Address Confidentiality Program.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-1 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-2 - 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 context clearly indicates
				otherwise.
"ACP"
means Address Confidentiality
				Program.
"Address Confidentiality Program"
means the
				statutorily created program responsible for implementing the provisions of 22
				O.S., §§ 60.14 et. seq. within the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney
				General.
"Application Assistant"
means a volunteer or
				employee of a designated agency that has been trained and registered by the
				Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General to assist individuals in the
				application process.
"Authorization Card"
means the card issued by the
				ACP Program Manager to a program participant upon certification identifying
				them as a program participant.
"Authorization Number"
means a number assigned to
				a program participant by the ACP Program Manager upon certification.
"Certification"
means the process by which an
				applicant is determined eligible to participate in the program.
"Designated Agency"
means a state or local agency,
				federal government, a federally recognized tribal government agency, or a
				nonprofit agency that provides counseling, shelter, or other services to
				victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human sex trafficking, or stalking
				that has been identified by the Office of Attorney General as a place where
				persons apply to be program participants.
"Minor"
means a person who is less than eighteen
				(18) years of age.
"Program Manager"
means the employee of the Victim
				Services Unit of the Office of Attorney General designated by the Oklahoma
				Attorney General to administer the Address Confidentiality Program.
"Record"
means a public record as defined in 51
				O.S., § 24A.3.
"Substitute Mailing Address"
means the address
				assigned to a program participant by the Victim Services Unit of the Office of
				Attorney General.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-2 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-3 - Forms and informational material

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Attorney General has prepared the following forms and
				informational materials related to this Chapter:
(1) Application Assistant Agreement Form
(2) Application Assistant Training
			 Manual
(3) Application Assistant
			 Guide
(4) Address Confidentiality
			 Program Application
(5) Program
			 Agreement
(6) Authorization Card
			 Form
(7) Change of Address Form
(8) Address Confidentiality
			 Program Brochure
(9) ACP
			 Implementation in Public Schools
(10) Participant Verification Form
Transferred from
				655:30-1-3 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff
				7-11-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-4 - Application assistants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Prior to being
			 designated as an application assistant, an individual must:
(1) Attend required training sessions
			 provided by the ACP;
(2) Agree to
			 adhere to the policies, procedures and directions provided by the ACP for
			 rendering assistance to program applicants; and
(3) Complete and sign an application
			 assistant agreement form.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-5 - Criteria for program participation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
To participate in the Address Confidentiality Program, an
				individual must meet the following criteria:
(1) A person attempting to escape from actual
			 or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, human sex trafficking, or
			 stalking, or a person residing with another person who is attempting to escape
			 from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, human sex
			 trafficking, or stalking;
(2) Fears
			 for his or her safety and/or the safety of other family members;
(3) Recently established a residence address
			 in Oklahoma unknown to the abuser or is planning to move in the near
			 future;
(4) Is eighteen (18) years
			 of age or older or a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor or
			 incapacitated person; and
(5)
			 Agrees to all of the terms in the Program Agreement checklist.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-5 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-6 - Applying for participation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any person
			 meeting the criteria to be a program participant who wishes to apply to the
			 Address Confidentiality Program shall complete the required application packet.
			 The application packet consists of an Address Confidentiality Program
			 Application and a Program Agreement.
(b) The application packet shall be obtained
			 from an Application Assistant at a designated agency to assist persons in the
			 application process.
(c) The
			 completed and signed application packet shall be filed with the ACP.
(d)
Any assistance or counseling
			 rendered to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.
[22 O.S., § 60.14(H)]
Transferred from
				655:30-1-6 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-7 - Certification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon approval of the completed
			 application by the ACP, the applicant is certified as a program participant,
			 assigned a substitute address, and issued an authorization card. The
			 authorization card includes the program participant's name, date of birth,
			 authorization number, substitute mailing address, certification expiration
			 date, and participant's signature.
(b) The term of a program participant's
			 certification shall be four (4) years.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-7 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-8 - Certification renewal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A program
			 participant may renew program certification by filing with the ACP the
			 following information:
(1) The participant's
			 current authorization card;
(2) A
			 properly completed renewal application; and
(3) A new signed authorization card.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-9 - Certification withdrawal and cancellation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A program participant may withdraw from
			 participating in the program by submitting to the ACP written notice of
			 withdrawal and his or her current authorization card. The withdrawal will be
			 effective on the day of receipt of the notification by the ACP.
(b) The ACP Program Manager shall cancel a
			 program participant's certification and invalidate his or her authorization
			 card if:
(1) A program participant's
			 certification term has expired and a renewal application has not been
			 filed.
(2) A program participant
			 knowingly provided false or incorrect information when applying for
			 certification.
(3) A program
			 participant obtains a name change.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-10 - Use of the substitute address

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
			 substitute address serves as the participant's residence, school, and work
			 address.
(b) When creating state
			 and local government or tribal records or updating existing records, a program
			 participant shall show the participant's authorization card to the agency and
			 request address confidentiality using the substitute address.
(c) The agency employee assisting the program
			 participant may make a file photocopy of the authorization card.
(d) The agency shall accept the substitute
			 address unless the agency has received a written exemption from the Office of
			 Attorney General. See OAC
			 75:20-1-14.
(e) The agency shall not question
			 the program participant about the details or circumstances of the participant's
			 inclusion in the program.
(f) All
			 mail addressed to the participant at the substitute address shall include the
			 authorization number appearing on the participant's authorization card.
(g) Mail received at the
			 substitute address will be forwarded by the ACP Program Manager at no charge to
			 the participant at the participant's actual mailing address with the exception
			 of magazines, books, periodicals, packages, and junk mail.
(h) Delivery of a participant's mail may be
			 delayed as much as three (3) to five (5) days. It is important to remember this
			 fact when sending time sensitive documents to a participant.
(i) The Office of Attorney General shall not
			 be required to track or otherwise maintain records of any mail received on
			 behalf of a participant unless the mail is certified or registered.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-10 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-11 - Public schools

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) At the time of
			 enrollment, a student participating in the ACP shall go to the school's
			 administrative office for assistance and present the student's authorization
			 card.
(b) The school shall contact
			 the ACP Program Manager and request verification of enrollment eligibility.
(c) Eligibility for enrollment
			 will be determined using the residence address shown in the participant's
			 records.
(d) The ACP will notify
			 the school of its findings both verbally and in writing.
(e) If questions are raised regarding the
			 student's eligibility, the ACP Program Manager will work directly with the
			 school superintendent or the superintendent's designee to resolve the matter.
(f) All school correspondence
			 mailed to the student and/or the student's parent or guardian shall be sent to
			 the substitute address.
(g)
			 Requests for the transfer of a student's records from one school to another
			 shall be handled by the ACP Program Manager upon written authorization from the
			 parent or guardian.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-11 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921, eff
				7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-12 - Voter registration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An ACP
			 participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may register to vote as an ACP
			 participant voter through the State Election Board. [OAC
			 230:15-5-83.1
			 ]
(b) ACP participants who become
			 registered as ACP participant voters may vote only by absentee ballot. ACP
			 participant voters will receive absentee ballots by mail at the participant's
			 substitute address for all local, state and national elections in which the
			 participant is eligible to vote. [OAC
			 230:15-5-83.1(a)
			 ]
(c) All records pertaining to an
			 ACP participant voter shall be maintained in a manner ensuring these records
			 are accessible only to authorized personnel and shall not be publicly
			 accessible.
(d) The name, address,
			 precinct number, and absentee ballots of any ACP participant voter shall not be
			 released to any person for any purpose except by court order. Additionally, the
			 name, address, precinct number,and absentee ballots of any ACP participant
			 voter shall not appear on any list or report produced by either the State
			 Election Board or County Election Board. [OAC
			 230:15-5-73(d)
			 ]
(e) The ACP shall notify the
			 State Election Board when an ACP participant voter's:
(1) program certification has expired;
(2) program certification has been
			 withdrawn or canceled;
(3)
			 absentee ballot is returned non - deliverable;
(4) residence address changes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-13 - Service of process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Victim
			 Services Unit of the Office of Attorney General is designated as agent for
			 service of process and receipt of mail for all ACP participants.
(b) Service on the Office of Attorney General
			 of any summons, writ, notice, demand or process can be made by mailing to the
			 substitute address or by delivering in person to the Victim Services Unit of
			 the Office of Attorney General, 313 NE 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
(c) When a summons, writ, notice,
			 demand or process is served on the Office of Attorney General, the ACP Program
			 Manager shall immediately forward a copy to the program participant by
			 first-class mail at the participant's current mailing address shown on the ACP
			 records.
(d) The ACP Program
			 Manager shall maintain in the program participant's file, a record of all
			 summonses, writs, notices, demands, and processes served upon the Office of
			 Attorney General for that participant, which shall include the date of such
			 service and the action taken.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-13 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-14 - Agency exemption

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An agency
			 requesting an exemption under 22 O.S. §
								60.14(F)
			 must provide in writing to the Office of Attorney General the following:
(1) Identification of the statute or
			 administrative rule that demonstrates the agency's bona fide requirement and
			 authority for the use of the actual address of the participant;
(2) Identification and description of the
			 specific record for which the exemption is requested;
(3) Identification of the individual(s) who
			 will have access to the record;
(4) An explanation of how the acceptance of a
			 substitute address will prevent the agency from meeting its obligations under
			 the statute or rule identified above; and
(5) An explanation of why the agency cannot
			 meet its statutory or administrative obligations by a change in its internal
			 procedures.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 20 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 75:20-1-15 - Disclosure of records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Office of
			 Attorney General shall not make any records in a program participant's files
			 available for inspection or copying unless directed by a court order to the
			 person identified in the order. [22 O.S., § 60.14(G)] The participant
			 information disclosed to a person identified in a court order shall be
			 maintained in strict confidentiality by the party receiving the information.
(b) The Office of Attorney General
			 may verify the participation of a specific program participant to state, local,
			 federal or tribal government agencies, in which case the Office of Attorney
			 General may only confirm information supplied in writing to the Office of
			 Attorney General by the requestor. State or local agencies are prohibited from
			 knowingly and intentionally disclosing a program participant's actual address
			 unless disclosure is permitted by law.
(c) The substitute address assigned to an ACP
			 participant is not confidential.
(d) The ACP Program Manager shall provide
			 immediate notification of disclosure to the ACP participant when disclosure
			 takes place, if not otherwise prohibited by law.
Transferred from
				655:30-1-15 by HB 2638 (2008), eff 7-1-08 (Editor's Notice published at 25 Ok
				Reg 2607); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2434, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1921,
				eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 25 - Standards and Criteria for Batterers Intervention Programs › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 75:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the standards and
				  criteria governing services provided by certified batterers intervention
				  programs. The rules regarding factors relating to the certification processes
				  including, but not necessarily limited to, applications, fees, requirements for
				  and administrative sanctions, are found in OAC Title 75, Chapter
				  1.
Added at 27 Ok Reg 1723,
				  eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1923, eff
				  7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 25 - Standards and Criteria for Batterers Intervention Programs › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 75:25-1-2 - Mission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The mission of the standards and criteria for batterers
				  intervention programs is to eliminate domestic violence, sexual assault and
				  stalking in the State of Oklahoma.
Added at 27 Ok Reg 1723,
				  eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1923, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1770,
				  eff 8-11-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 25 - Standards and Criteria for Batterers Intervention Programs › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 75:25-1-2.1 - Underlying Philosophy

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The philosophy underlying the standards and criteria for
				  batterers intervention programs is that:
(1) battering is instrumental, strategic and
				purposeful behavior designed to bring about a particular outcome;
(2) traditional therapeutic techniques are
				not appropriate for those who choose to batter;
(3) battering is primarily a sociocultural
				issue that is criminal in nature;
(4) battering is never justified;
(5) battering is not caused by disease,
				diminished intellect, alcoholism/addiction, intoxication, mental illness or any
				external person or event;
(6)
				batterers are solely responsible for their actions and must be held accountable
				for their abusive behavior;
(7) the
				use of violence and coercion is a choice, decision or a tactic;
(8) no behavior of the victim causes or
				excuses domestic violence;
(9)
				because batterers choose to use violence, they can also choose to stop violence
				and eliminate coercive controlling tactics from their intimate relationships;
				and
(10) safety for the
				victims/survivors and their dependents is the primary focus of intervention and
				services.
Added at 29 Ok Reg 1770,
				  eff 8-11-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 25 - Standards and Criteria for Batterers Intervention Programs › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 75:25-1-4 - Meaning of verbs in rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The attention of the facility is drawn to the distinction
				  between the use of the words "shall," "should," and "may" in this
				  chapter:
(1)
"Shall"
is
				the term used to indicate a mandatory statement, the only acceptable method
				under the present standards.
(2)
"Should"
is the term used to reflect the most preferable
				procedure, yet allowing for the use of effective alternatives.
(3)
"May"
is the term used to
				reflect an acceptable method that is recognized but not necessarily
				preferred.
Added at 27 Ok Reg 1723,
				  eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 25 - Standards and Criteria for Batterers Intervention Programs › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 75:25-1-5 - Annual review of standards and criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This chapter shall be reviewed annually by the
				  OAG.
Added at 27 Ok Reg 1723,
				  eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1923, eff
				  7-11-11