Title 56 — Title 56 — Poor Persons

In order to establish an incentive program for the immunization of minor children pursuant to the State Department of Health immunization schedule, the Department of Human Services shall eliminate benefits for recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) pr…

The Department of Human Services shall study the feasibility of implementing a residency requirement, including a differential in benefits for receipt of public assistance for persons who have resided in this state for less than one (1) year on a continuous basis. Added by Laws 1…

56 O.S. § 230.58 Repealed by Laws 2009, c. 130, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009

A. The Department of Human Services, working with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which substance abuse interferes with the ability of recipients in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) p…

414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

precondition to TANF benefits. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any applicant who makes application with the Department of Human Services for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, in order to be eligible for such assistance, sh…

assistance and support services. A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, in accordance with the terms and conditions of a waiver granted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a demonstration project to revise applicable standards and rules which wil…

training and other services. A. The Department of Human Services shall, as appropriate, provide literacy remediation, English as a second language, work activities, training, and other services to recipients pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program t…

child support enforcement programs - Fraud control program. A. 1. If a recipient, without good cause, does not cooperate with the Department of Human Services in approved work activities as required by the Department pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) …

A. The Department of Human Services shall provide case management services to recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Case management services shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Intensive and in-depth employability assessment of a recipi…

responsibility agreements. A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall conduct an employability assessment of the education, training, skills, prior work experience and supportive service needs of individuals applying for and receiving assistance pursuant to the Temporary Assist…

A. Compulsory school attendance for a child from the age at which the child is eligible to attend kindergarten to eighteen (18) years of age, unless the child is being home educated as per the Oklahoma Constitution and statutes, shall be a condition for participation in the Tempo…

from Department of Human Services. The Department of Human Services shall ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that any recipient of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the food stamp programs, who may qualify for receipt of the Earned Income …

A. The Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain a statewide incoming areawide telephone service hot line for the purpose of reporting suspected cases of welfare eligibility fraud, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fraud and food stamp fraud. B. The C…

A. The Department of Human Services shall, as funds become available, work with local communities to establish a statewide system of child care resource and referral centers. B. The child care resource and referral centers shall be responsible for: 1. Providing consumer education…

56 O.S. § 230.7 Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997

A. The Legislature hereby encourages the establishment of One- stop Career/Employment Centers that link federal, state and local resources and programs and that create collaborative and interorganizational partnerships between state governmental agencies and private and nonprofit…

The Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall jointly establish eligibility criteria which ensure that recipients of assistance pursuant to the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF), who become employed or who are at risk of…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Legal immigrant" means an individual not born in the United States and not a citizen of the United States whose entrance into the United States has been approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and 2. "Qualified alien" shall have the…

Assistance to Needy Families Program (TANF Options Task Force). A. There is hereby created until June 1, 2000, the "Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program". The Task Force may be referred to as the "TANF Options Task Force". B. The…

A. The Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program shall consist of thirteen (13) members and shall be composed as follows: 1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the House of Representatives, one …

from faith-based providers. A. The Department of Human Services shall establish a service delivery system under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program that provides for redemption of vouchers for TANF services at participating private faith-based providers and…

announcement campaign. There shall be created a statewide public service announcement campaign, under the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, promoting marriage as a tool against poverty and targeting all members of the public. No person appointed or elected to any public office in thi…

414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

charges. Any person who shall make application for aid for dependent children with the Department of Public Welfare, or any of its county offices or other subagencies, must, in order to be eligible for further assistance payments, where the person or persons legally responsible f…

district attorney. It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission, its director, its agents and employees, in all cases where application is made for aid for neglected and dependent children to ascertain as to whether or not the need for such aid arises from the w…

attorney for prosecution. A. If any parent of a child is determined by the Department of Human Services to be willfully violating the provisions of Section 852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department may refer the case to the proper district attorney for prosecution.…

56 O.S. § 233.1 Repealed by Laws 2008, c. 407, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2008

maintenance orders. A. If a party in a divorce action or other civil case has disobeyed or failed to comply with an order of the court to make payments for the support or maintenance of a child for whom the Department of Human Services thereafter makes payments in its program for…

414, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

56 O.S. § 234.2 Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 246, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995

Any court ordering a party in a civil case to make payments for the support or maintenance of a child may direct, and upon application of the Director of the Department of Human Services, the court shall direct, that such payments be made to the Department of Human Services which…

counsel. A. The Commission for Human Services shall establish or provide for a legal division or unit in the Department of Human Services. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall employ attorneys as needed, which may be on full-time and part-time basis. Such attorn…

determination services. A. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as "Department", as the single state agency designated to administer a statewide plan for child support, is authorized, in accordance with Title IV, Part D, of the Federal Social Securit…

for enforcement and collection of child support obligations. District attorneys may enter into agreements with the Department of Human Services for the enforcement and collection of child support obligations under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A.…

Administrative orders entered pursuant to this title shall be docketed in the county of the underlying district court order, if any. If there is no underlying district court order filed in this state, the administrative order shall be filed in the county of residence of the custo…

information to governmental and private entities by electronic media. The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to provide information or referrals, including but not limited to, income assignments, tax refund offsets, liens and noti…

Human Services - Duties - Relationship. A. Attorneys employed by or contracting with the Department of Human Services for the establishment of paternity and the establishment, enforcement, and collection of child support obligations under Part D of Title IV of the Federal Social …

For purposes of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, public assistance payments made to an eligible adult custodian in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program shall be deemed to be made for the benefit of a minor child and shall be paid to the adult having actual and co…

early childhood education programs. A. The Department of Human Services shall require, as a condition of participation, that parents or guardians receiving benefits pursuant to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program participate in a parent education program or…

For the purposes of Sections 237 through 240.23 of this title: 1. The "Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Human Services", hereinafter referred to as the "Division" or as the "Department", is the state agency designated to administer the child support enforce…

After evidence has been presented at a hearing, the administrative law judge shall enter a written order which shall contain findings of fact and conclusions of law as to each contested issue. The order shall be submitted to the district office and to the obligor or the attorney …

by electronic means. Upon agreement or a showing of hardship by one of the parties, or upon the court's own motion, the administrative law judge may conduct administrative hearings telephonically or by other electronic means. Added by Laws 1997, c. 403, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

signature - Rules. A. The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) may allow electronic transmittals of documents and electronic signatures if safeguards are in place to protect against unauthorized use. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verifi…

A. In all cases being enforced by the Department of Human Services pursuant to the state child support plan, unless the amount of past due support has been determined in a court proceeding within the past twelve (12) months, the Department shall serve a notice upon the obligor no…

information between insurance company and Department of Human Services - Penalties and liability. A. For the purposes of this section, the word “claimant” has the same meaning as defined in the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act in Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes and is lim…

Any payment of public assistance money by the Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as "Department," to or for the benefit of any dependent child or children or a child in the custody of the Department creates a debt due and owing to the State of Oklahoma by the n…

Voluntary acknowledgment of obligation. A. For the purposes of establishing the amount of the debt which has accrued as provided for in Section 238 of this title, to establish an obligation for support in the absence of a court order of support, or to establish a judgment for sup…

Release from liability. Any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of the state employing a person owing a support debt or obligation shall honor, according to its terms, a duly executed assignment of earnings presented by the Director as a pl…