Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-48

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 340:75-6-48 - Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) contacts with child, placement providers, parents, and service providers

(a)Child visitation required by the Oklahoma Children's Code. Per Sections 1-4-707, 1-7-103, and 1-7-113 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, DHS:

(1) visits each child in DHS custody a minimum of one time per calendar month, with no less than two visits per quarter in the home or out-of-home placement; and

(2) interviews or, when an infant, observes each child alone without the placement provider or parent present at least one time per month in an environment where the child would be able to talk freely about safety, permanency, and well-being. The parent or placement provider identifies a place in the home where this interview with the child can occur privately. Interviews always include discussing or, when an infant, observing the child's safety, permanency, and well-being.

(b)Child visitation requirement following initial placement and subsequent placement changes.

The assigned child welfare specialistvisits each child in DHS custody in the child's placement on the day the placement is made, and a minimum of two times per month during the child's first and second month in each placement, and one time per calendar month thereafter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-48

Added at 11 Ok Reg 647, eff 11-22-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1729, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3669, eff 4-29-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 630, eff 12-12-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 974, eff 1-24-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2288, eff 6-12-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 211, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 909, eff 12-16-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1663, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3886, eff 7-14-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 102, eff 10-13-98 (preemptive); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 92, eff 10-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2249, eff 6-1-00 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 393, eff 12-8-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3067, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2643, eff 7-1-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 880, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 854, eff 5-12-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1024, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1044, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 269, eff 11-1-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 970, eff 5-15-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 884, eff 5-15-09; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1785, eff 6-1-09 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 894, eff 7-1-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 635, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/15/2016