Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-7-101

custody - Exception.

A. This section applies to persons, institutions, or agencies,

other than the Department of Human Services, which receive custody

of a child pursuant to a court order as provided by the Oklahoma

Children's Code.

B. 1. The person, institution, or agency receiving custody

shall have the right to, and shall be responsible for, the care and

control of the child, and shall have the duty and authority to

provide the following for the child:

a. food, clothing, and shelter,

b. medical care as authorized by the court,

c. education and discipline, and

d. encouragement of the emotional and developmental

growth of the child by allowing the child to

participate in age-appropriate and developmentally

appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and

social activities, using a reasonable and prudent

parent standard.

2. The person, institution, or agency may provide or arrange

for the emergency admission, inpatient evaluation, or inpatient

treatment of a child only pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act. Nothing in this

subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit or preclude the

provision of outpatient behavioral health services, including an

outpatient examination, counseling, educational, rehabilitative or

other similar services to such child, as necessary and appropriate,

in the absence of a specific court order for such services.

3. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to:

a. relieve a parent of the obligation to provide for the

support of the child as otherwise provided by law, or

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b. limit the authority of the court to order a parent to

make support payments or to make payments or

reimbursements for medical care or treatment,

including behavioral health care or treatment, to the

person, institution, or agency having custody of the

child, or

c. abrogate the right of the child to any benefits

provided through public funds for which the child is

otherwise eligible.

4. No person, agency, or institution shall be liable in a civil

suit for damages for authorizing or not authorizing medical care, as

determined by competent medical authority.

C. 1. If the child is placed in the custody of a person,

institution, or agency, whether in emergency, temporary, or

permanent custody, the person, institution, or agency shall ensure

the child is not returned to the care or supervision of any person

from whom the child was removed or to any person the court has

previously ordered not to have contact with the child without

specific authorization from the court.

2. The person, institution, or agency having legal custody of a

child pursuant to an order of the court shall receive notice of

court proceedings regarding the child and shall be allowed to

intervene upon application as a party to all court proceedings

pertaining to the care and custody of the child.

D. This section shall not apply when a parent or legal

custodian executes a power of attorney to delegate parental or legal

authority as authorized by Section 700 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.