Title 56, Title 56 — Poor Persons

A. 1. The amount of assistance which any person shall receive under the provisions of this act shall be determined with due regard to the resources, to income and need of the individual and other conditions existing in each case and in accordance with funds available and rules of…

Application for assistance under this act shall be made to the county department of the county in which the applicant resides. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or legal guardian and shall be in a manner and upon the form prescribed by the State Departm…

child. Any person who makes application with the Department of Human Services for medical assistance resulting from the birth of any child shall provide the name of the person or persons legally responsible for the support of such child prior to receipt of any such medical assist…

If a person who is on active duty with the United States Armed Forces makes an application to the Department of Human Services to receive any type of state or federal assistance, either for himself or herself or for an immediate family member, and the person has previously made t…

The Department shall promptly investigate all applications for assistance, and shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this act, the amount of assistance, if any, and the date such assistance shall begin. The applicant shall be not…

The Department of Human Services, with the written consent of the client, may request a copy of the financial records or any other records specified in said written consent from a financial institution or other agency regulated by federal or state law. The request shall be for th…

A. In any investigation relating to crimes committed against the Department of Human Services or crimes committed in the course of any program administered by the Department, or in investigations of Medicaid recipient fraud, the Inspector General of the Department, if approved by…

A. Any applicant or recipient adversely affected by a decision of the Department of Human Services on benefits or services provided pursuant to the provisions of this title, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section …

All assistance grants made under this act shall be reinvestigated by the Department as frequently as may be required by the Commission. In all cases, the Department shall have the power to modify or revoke its former grant. The same right of hearing shall be accorded an aggrieved…

payments resulting from misrepresentation or concealment - Notice of sale or encumbrance. Any applicant for assistance under this act shall set forth upon the form prescribed by the Department of Human Services all his real and personal property and income from whatever sources. …

A grant of assistance to any recipient of Old-Age Assistance or Aid to the Blind, found to be incompetent, may be paid to a guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 12, adopted July 7, 1936. Amended b…

All rights to assistance under this act shall be inalienable by any assignment, sale or transfer; and said assistance shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment or other process, and in the case of bankruptcy, the assistance shall not pass to or through any truste…

Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled to receive assistance in the county in which he has moved and the county department of the county from which he has moved shall transfer with due dispatch all necessary records relating to the recipient to …

It shall be the duty of the county department in the several respective counties in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission to take the initiative in ascertaining the need for assistance of persons eligible for assistance under the provisions of subsection (c)…

The Commission is authorized to set up a division for the protection and care of homeless, dependent and neglected children, and children in danger of becoming delinquent and to provide an adequate child welfare service to accomplish the purposes herein set forth. Added by State …

adoption of children - Fee. If the district court requests or orders the Department of Human Services to perform any investigation or study involving the custody, placement, adoption, or other pertinent matter, with regard to a child or children with whom the Department is not ot…

The Commission shall have the authority to accept grants from the federal government of money or services for the purpose of augmenting assistance granted hereunder or to reimburse the state for assistance granted hereunder and to conform to the requirements of any federal agency…

It shall be unlawful for any person to charge or receive any fee for representing an applicant for or recipient of assistance under the provisions of this act, except as to criminal proceedings brought against an applicant or recipient under the penal provisions of this act, with…

Misuse of information. A. This section shall be known and may be cited as “Kelley’s Law”. B. All applications, information and records concerning any applicant or recipient obtained pursuant to law or as authorized by law by the Department of Human Services or any other public or…

A. Any person who: 1. Obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids, abets or assists any person to obtain, by means of a false statement or representation, by false impersonation, by a fictitious transfer, conveyance or encumbrance of property or income, by a knowing and willful failur…

Any person who violates any provision of this act for which no penalty is specifically provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 27, adopted July 7, 1936.

The provisions of this act are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence or provision hereof be held to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect the validity of this act as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the por…

This act may be cited as the "Oklahoma Social Security Act." Added by State Question No. 226, Initiative Petition No. 155, § 30, adopted July 7, 1936.

quarters - Construction or rental agreements - Lease or lease- purchase of private space and facilities. A. 1. The board of county commissioners in each county shall furnish quarters for the local units of the Department of Human Services. Such quarters shall be located in the co…

The provisions of this act are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence or provision hereof be held to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not effect the validity of this act as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the por…

relief or welfare, upon death of the beneficiary after issuance. Whenever any qualified recipient or beneficiary of old-age assistance, aid to the blind, or aid to the permanently and totally disabled, or of other relief or welfare, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, shall …

Such affidavit filed by one of the next of kin or next friend shall state the name of the recipient, the date of his death, and the amount and number of such assistance checks or vouchers. Added by Laws 1937, p. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 1937. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 438, § 2.

No costs shall be charged whatsoever either by the court clerk or by the county judge of the district court in cases involving the guardianship of persons who are applicants for, or who are receiving Social Security benefits or assistance or veterans disability compensation or pe…

The Director of the State Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to execute a written release, in such form as may be required to meet the recording laws of the State of Oklahoma, of any liens now held or which may be obtained, as provided by law, when such liens have …

The Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare is hereby authorized and directed, subject to the approval of the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission, to increase grants in the old-age assistance category, aid to blind category, and aid to permanently and totally disabled category when,…

The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall cause, at as early a date as practicable and not later than April 1, 1976, the Schedule of Standard Money Payments for Assistance Plans in the categories of needy aged persons, aid to families with dependent children, needy blind perso…

Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act – Purposes – Legislative findings. A. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act”. B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer…

Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Act – Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program – Services included – Duties of Aging Services Division. A. The Aging Services Division within the Department of Human Services, upon the approval o…

Olmstead Decision. A. It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to: 1. Recognize and support individuals with disabilities by treating them with dignity and respect as productive members of our society in Oklahoma; 2. Acknowledge their contributions as productive and indep…

- Legislative findings and intent - Pilot program - Duties of Authority. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Opportunities for Independent Living Act". B. The Legislature finds that: 1. In the landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision, the Supreme Court interpreted Title…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Self- Directed Care Act”. Added by Laws 2005, c. 434, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.

The Legislature finds that it recognizes the need to nurture the autonomy of citizens of this state who have disabilities by providing home- and community-based care services in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting possible. The Legislature hereby intends to provide…

As used in the Oklahoma Self-Directed Care Act: 1. “Ancillary services” means services in addition to basic services provided to a consumer and includes the following: a. housekeeping chores which are incidental to the basic services furnished, or which are essential to the healt…

A. 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as the Authority and the Department, respectively, are hereby directed to operate the Self- Directed Care Option for the citizens of the state who have disabilities and are curr…

expansion - Review. A. In order to implement the Oklahoma Self-Directed Care Act: 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and the Commission for Human Services are hereby authorized to promulgate rules necessary to enact the provisions of this act; 2. The Oklahoma Health Care…

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with community stakeholders, shall develop a prescreening process to be utilized prior to an individual being admitted to a nur…

The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall cause, at as early a date as practicable and not later than April 1, 1975, the Schedule of Standard Money Payments for Assistance Plans in the categories of needy aged persons, aid to families with dependent children, needy blind perso…

practitioner and profession. Whenever visual or optometric services within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed optometrist are included in any program financed with public funds or administered by any public agency, for aid to the indigent, the aged, the legally blind…

A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall: 1. Promote the coordination of efforts and services on behalf of the deaf and hard-of-hearing; 2. Inventory the various services available for meeting the problems of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and assist persons in locating …

Interpreter services. A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed, in carrying out its functions, to cooperate with the appropriate commissions and state agencies having authority related to the problems of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. These agencies are…

inpatient services - Study and recommendations - Service standards. A. Subject to subsection C of this section, the Department of Human Services is authorized to enter into contracts for the provision of inpatient specialized rehabilitative and related services which qualify as m…

of public assistance. Services rendered by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician and surgeon in performing a sterilization operation on an adult male recipient of public assistance under age sixty-five (65) who voluntarily has submitted to such operation shall, within the s…

A. For the purpose of providing quality care enhancements, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to and shall assess a Nursing Facilities Quality of Care Fee pursuant to this section upon each nursing facility licensed in this state. Facilities operated by the Oklahoma…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Additional costs reimbursed to the contracted community- based service provider" means both state and federal Medicaid expenditures in excess of the aggregate amounts that would otherwise have been paid to a contracted community-based service provi…

conditions - Termination - Annual inspection of facilities. A. Every contract pursuant to the State Medicaid Plan entered into between the Department of Human Services and facilities that provide inpatient or residential mental health services to persons eighteen (18) years of ag…