Title 10, Title 10 — Children

A. Upon request of a parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of a minor and the presentation of the minor at a local law enforcement agency, the local law enforcement agency shall take a complete set of fingerprints of the minor and issue a fingerprint identification card to th…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the children of this state be provided certain safeguards. It is important that children entering the school system of this state as well as children already in the school system be fingerprinted in accordance with the provisions of the Ok…

A. Each board of education may develop a fingerprinting program for students within the district. The principal or chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school in this state may develop a fingerprinting program for students of the school. If developed, the program shall be …

In case of an accident requiring emergency treatment, nothing in this act shall be construed so as to prohibit any person having custody or control of a minor child from taking such steps as are necessary to insure such emergency treatment. Added by Laws 1974, c. 208, § 2, emerg.…

It is the intent and purpose of Sections 175.3 through 175.13 of this title to provide for a more efficient administration of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program in Oklahoma and to: 1. Provide for a continuity of dependable funds to establish and conduct a program…

(a) Applications for crippled children's services on behalf of a child may be made directly to the Commission by a court, by a county welfare director, or by a parent, physician, osteopath, dentist, county health official, child welfare worker or consultant, or by any other inter…

A. The Oklahoma Children's Hospital including its clinics and laboratories is hereby designated as a service institution for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age and shall have the authority to extend services to persons twenty-one (21) years or older. The Oklahoma Children…

and policies. A. As used in Sections 603.4 and 7102 of this title and the Oklahoma Children’s Code, "day treatment program" means nonresidential, partial hospitalization programs, day treatment programs, and day hospital programs in which children and adolescents are placed for p…

(a) The term "Commission" when used in this Act shall mean the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission. (b) The term "child" when used in this Act shall mean any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, whose parents, parent, spouse or legal guardian is financially unable to provide…

The Commission is hereby designated as the agency of the State responsible for and having authority for the administration and operation of the program of the services for children as stated in Section 5 of this Act, and to supervise generally the administration of any services r…

(a) The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to formulate and to be responsible for the administration and operation of a comprehensive and detailed plan for the purposes specified in Section 175.1 et seq. of this title, and to make such rules and regulations as may be ne…

(a) The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to approve or disapprove hospitals, convalescent homes, boarding homes, nursing homes or foster homes and to contract for their services on a basis not to exceed their per diem cost basis. The Commission is hereby also authori…

(a) The State Treasurer shall receive all funds, and act as custodian thereof, granted to the State by the Federal Government for the purposes specified in this Act, and shall keep such funds in a special account to be known by the title "Federal Crippled Children's Funds," and t…

No person shall by virtue of this Act have any right to enter any home over the objection of the parent or guardian of a child and nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the power of the parent or guardian of a child. The Commission, however, with the consent of the p…

A. Upon any voluntary out-of-home placement of a child by a parent into foster care with a child-placing agency, the child- placing agency shall conduct an assessment of the child in its custody which shall be designed to establish an appropriate plan for placement of the child. …

grandparents or other relative. A. The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes that: 1. Children who have been abused, who are dependent or neglected, or whose parents, for whatever reason, may be unable or unwilling to provide care for their children, are best served when they can be ca…

Comprehensive strategic plan – Information database – Family resource assistance – Partnerships – Brochure. A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Investing in Stronger Oklahoma Families Act”. B. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature in enacting the Invest…

not entitled to representation by Indigent Defense System. Effective July 1, 1996, the duties and responsibilities for legal representation to indigent children who are subject to any proceeding or appeal provided for in the Oklahoma Children's Code, mental health proceeding and …

presents. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Santa Claus Commission. The Commission shall consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The Santa Claus Commission shall have authority to provide or p…

Eligible recipients - Gifts and contributions. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall appoint the chairperson of the Santa Claus Commission. The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson on at least a quarterly basis. The chairperson may call su…

All claims for the purchase of gifts under the terms and provisions of Sections 361 through 363 of this title shall be approved by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and paid out of the funds herein as established by and for the benefit of the Santa Claus Co…

Sections 1 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act". Added by Laws 1982, c. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 1982.

The purpose of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act is the clarification of state policies and procedures regarding the implementation by the State of Oklahoma of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, P.L. 95-608. It shall be the policy of the state to recognize that Indian trib…

For the purposes of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act: 1. "Indian" means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe;2. "India a. a member of an Indian tribe, or b. is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe; 3. "I…

status. A. The Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, in accordance with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, applies to all child custody proceedings involving any Indian child except the following: 1. A child custody proceeding arising from a divorce proceeding; or 2. A child cust…

A. In all Indian child custody proceedings of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, including voluntary court proceedings and review hearings, the court shall ensure that the district attorney or other person initiating the proceeding shall send notice to the parents or to the I…

custodian - Order. A. When a court order authorizes the emergency removal of an Indian child from the parent or Indian custodian of such child in accordance with 25 U.S.C. Section 1922, the order shall be accompanied by an affidavit containing the following information: 1. The na…

The placement preferences specified in 25 U.S.C. Section 1915, shall apply to all preadjudicatory placements, as well as preadoptive, adoptive and foster care placements. In all placements of an Indian child by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS), or by any person or …

Indian children – Jurisdiction over child custody proceedings. The Director of the Department of Human Services and the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs are authorized to enter into agreements on behalf of the state with Indian tribes in Oklahoma regarding car…

circumstances. A. In the event the Department of Human Services has legal custody of an Indian child, and that child is placed with a tribally licensed or approved foster home, the state shall pay the costs of foster care in the same manner and to the same extent the state pays t…

The Department of Human Services shall establish a single location where all records of every involuntary foster care, pre- adoptive placement and adoptive placement by the courts of any Indian child in the custody of the Department of Human Services or under Department of Human …

A. Sections 401 through 418 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act". B. It is the declared purpose and policy of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, to: 1. Ensure maintenance of minimum standards for the ca…

As used in the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act: 1. "Adult" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older; 2. "Child" or "minor" means any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years; 3. "Child care center" means a program that operates thirty…

A. The provisions of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act shall not apply to: 1. Care provided in a child's own home or by relatives; 2. Informal arrangements which parents make with friends or neighbors for the occasional care of their children; 3. Care provided by a…

A. 1. The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, shall appoint advisory committees of representatives of child care facilities and others to recommend minimum requirements and desirable standards for promulgation by the D…

records search - Foster parent eligibility. A. On and after November 1, 2013: 1. Prior to the issuance of a permit or license, owners and responsible entities making a request to establish or operate a child care facility shall have: a. an Oklahoma State Courts Network search con…

This act shall be known and may be cited as “Demarion’s Law”. Added by Laws 2008, c. 58, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.

facilities A. A child care facility shall maintain general liability insurance coverage as defined by Section 707 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes of at least Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for each occurrence of negligence. An insurance policy or contract require…

authorization. A. No child care facility may be operated or maintained in this state, unless licensed or temporarily authorized by the Department of Human Services, except for the shelters certified by the Office of Juvenile Affairs pursuant to Section 2-7-202 of Title 10A of the…

Federal requirements – Submission to Legislature. A. The Department of Human Services shall collaborate with other appropriate agencies to develop a comprehensive Oklahoma state plan for child care. B. The comprehensive plan shall: 1. Meet all requirements for child care state pl…

A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to establish and maintain an online database accessible to the public that contains information including, but not limited to: 1. The name, address, and phone number of all child care centers licensed by the Department of…

A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to establish and maintain the Restricted Registry, accessible to the public through an online database, to address: 1. A procedure for recording individuals on the Restricted Registry resulting from: a. a substantiated fi…

Master teacher – Replacement – Floor space requirements. A. Any person with a bachelor's degree or postgraduate degree shall be considered as having met the educational requirements for a director of a full-time child care center required by the Department of Human Services. Noth…

a facility. A. An individual who inherits or purchases a licensed child care facility and operates the facility with the same personnel employed by the previous owner may continue to operate the facility under the same license and at the same star rating as the previous owner for…

Anonymous complaint system. A. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the Department of Human Services shall have authority at any reasonable time to investigate and examine the conditions of any child care facility in which a licensee or applicant hereunder rec…

agreement. A. If an Indian tribe in this state that operates a child care facility elects to apply for a license for the facility pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, the Department of Human Services, the State Department of Health, and the State Fire Mar…

Emergency action - Citation. A. The Department of Human Services may revoke or deny issuance of the license of any child care facility found to be in violation of any provision of this act or the rules of the Department, as provided in Section 404 of this title. B. 1. No license …

A. Any licensee or applicant aggrieved by the decision of the Department of Human Services under Section 407 of this title may, within ten (10) days after the revocation or denial of the license, appeal to the district court of the county in which the child care facility is maint…

Any person or child care facility may be enjoined from maintaining and operating such facility for violations of any provisions of this act by suit brought in the name of the state by the Attorney General of Oklahoma or by a district attorney. Added by Laws 1953, c. 20, § 9. Amen…

Any person or agent, representative, or officer of any child care facility who violates any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished in accordance with the provisions of Section 10…