Title 10 — Title 10 — Children

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…

There is established in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "Quality of Care Development Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all fines collected by the Department of Human Services pursuant to…

day care facility - Waiver. A. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity operating a day care center or day care home in this state shall cause or permit a minor child two (2) months of age or older to be admitted to such facility unless and until the parent…

act. A. The immunizations required by this act, and the manner and frequency of their administration, as prescribed by the State Board of Health, shall conform to recognized standard medical practices in this state. The State Department of Health shall supervise and secure the en…

Any minor child, through his or her parent or guardian, may submit to the health authority charged with the enforcement of the immunization laws, a certificate of a licensed physician stating that the physical condition of the child is such that immunization would endanger the li…

Indigent persons. The immunizations shall be administered by, or under the direction of, a licensed physician, or by any local or state health department. If the parent or guardian is unable to pay, the State Department of Health shall provide, without charge, the immunization ma…

from day care facility. Any child afflicted with a reportable contagious disease shall be excluded from attending a day care center or day care home until such time as the period of communicability has elapsed as determined by a licensed physician or health department official. S…

1993.

1993.

When conducting investigations of complaints as provided in this article, the Department of Public Welfare shall have the power to summon any person to appear and produce such books and papers as shall be designated in the summons, and to give testimony under oath concerning the …

2009.

The Child Care Center Bill of Rights includes if a child care center or employee provides written documentation of completion of required training, the child care center shall not be found in noncompliance if computer documentation is not updated by the training provider. Added b…

care home licensees. Local governing authorities shall not promulgate local regulations that permit or require licensees of family child care homes as defined in Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes to exceed or limit the capacity provided by the license granted to th…

2009.

federal child care and development block grant funds - Duties. There is hereby established within the Department of Human Services the Office of Child Care. The Office of Child Care shall: 1. Develop a state child care plan to qualify for federal child care and development block …

This act shall terminate upon removal of any federal funds to be used in administering the program. Added by Laws 1991, c. 147, § 2. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-241 by Laws 2012, c. 253, § 6.

10 O.S. § 451 Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 1998

(a) All personal properties, records, equipment, and supplies now owned and in use by the above named institutions shall be transferred to and become the property of the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission. (b) All contracts, leases, and such other agreements as may have been ente…

(a) The term "Commission" when used in this act shall mean the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission. (b) The term "Director" when used in this act shall mean the Director of Public Welfare, who shall be the administrative officer of the Commission. (c) The term "Department" when us…

(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 and as provided in Title 10 as compiled in O.S.1951, Sections 187, 211 - 223, 291 - 296, 30…

All laws now in effect contained in Title 10, Chapters 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15, Sections 187, 211 - 223, 291 - 296, 301 - 304, and 311 - 327, inclusive, as set out in Title 10, O.S.1951, as amended, not inconsistent herewith, relative to what children are to be released or retu…

10 O.S. § 458 Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 1998

A. 1. There is hereby created, until November 1, 2028, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program to be administered by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness under the direction of the Department of Human Services. 2. The Departm…

197, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

2009.

198, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

10 O.S. § 501 Repealed by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2006

10 O.S. § 502 Repealed by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2006

10 O.S. § 503 Repealed by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2006

10 O.S. § 504 Repealed by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2006