Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-7-104
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Information to accompany child placed outside child's
Official statutory text
home – Passport Program.
A. The court shall ensure that the following information
accompanies any deprived child placed outside the child's home as
soon as the information becomes available:
1. Demographic information;
2. Strengths, needs and general behavior of the child;
3. Circumstances which necessitated placement;
4. Type of custody and previous placement;
5. Pertinent family information including, but not limited to,
the names of family members who are and who are not, by court order,
allowed to visit the child and the child's relationship to the
family which may affect placement;
6. Known and important life experiences and relationships which
may significantly affect the child's feelings, behavior, attitudes
or adjustment;
7. Whether the child has third-party insurance coverage which
may be available to the child;
8. Education history to include present grade placement, last
school attended, and special strengths and weaknesses. The
Department of Human Services shall also assist the foster parents in
getting the child admitted into school and obtaining the child's
school records; and
9. Known or available medical history including, but not
limited to:
a. allergies,
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b. immunizations,
c. childhood diseases,
d. physical handicaps,
e. psycho-social information, and
f. the name of the child's last doctor, if known.
B. When the Department places a child in out-of-home care, the
Department shall provide the placement providers with sufficient
medical information to enable the placement providers to care for
the child safely and appropriately. Such medical information shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Any medical or psychological conditions;
2. Diseases, illnesses, accidents, allergies, and congenital
defects;
3. The child's Medicaid card or information on any other third-
party insurer, if any; and
4. Immunization history.
C. 1. The Department of Human Services shall establish a
Passport Program for children in the custody of the Department.
2. The Program shall provide for a Passport, which shall be a
compilation of the significant information provided for in
subsections A and B of this section for each child, in particular,
education and physical and behavioral health records.
3. In furtherance of the purposes of this section, the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority, the Department of Education, and the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall
cooperate with the Department to establish the Passport Program.
4. The Passport shall accompany each child to wherever the
child resides so long as the child is in the custody of the
Department and the Department shall:
a. work with public and private partners to gain access
to the information listed in subsections A and B of
this section,
b. provide for a secure database in which to store the
information, and
c. consult with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to
convert Medicaid claims data to a usable format and to
add it from other data sources in order to provide
foster families more information about the history and
needs of the child.
5. For the purposes of Section 1 of this act, the secure
database created to store Passport information shall be made
available to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Such access shall be
limited to student performance reports for students in the custody
of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
A. The court shall ensure that the following information
accompanies any deprived child placed outside the child's home as
soon as the information becomes available:
1. Demographic information;
2. Strengths, needs and general behavior of the child;
3. Circumstances which necessitated placement;
4. Type of custody and previous placement;
5. Pertinent family information including, but not limited to,
the names of family members who are and who are not, by court order,
allowed to visit the child and the child's relationship to the
family which may affect placement;
6. Known and important life experiences and relationships which
may significantly affect the child's feelings, behavior, attitudes
or adjustment;
7. Whether the child has third-party insurance coverage which
may be available to the child;
8. Education history to include present grade placement, last
school attended, and special strengths and weaknesses. The
Department of Human Services shall also assist the foster parents in
getting the child admitted into school and obtaining the child's
school records; and
9. Known or available medical history including, but not
limited to:
a. allergies,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 196
b. immunizations,
c. childhood diseases,
d. physical handicaps,
e. psycho-social information, and
f. the name of the child's last doctor, if known.
B. When the Department places a child in out-of-home care, the
Department shall provide the placement providers with sufficient
medical information to enable the placement providers to care for
the child safely and appropriately. Such medical information shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Any medical or psychological conditions;
2. Diseases, illnesses, accidents, allergies, and congenital
defects;
3. The child's Medicaid card or information on any other third-
party insurer, if any; and
4. Immunization history.
C. 1. The Department of Human Services shall establish a
Passport Program for children in the custody of the Department.
2. The Program shall provide for a Passport, which shall be a
compilation of the significant information provided for in
subsections A and B of this section for each child, in particular,
education and physical and behavioral health records.
3. In furtherance of the purposes of this section, the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority, the Department of Education, and the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall
cooperate with the Department to establish the Passport Program.
4. The Passport shall accompany each child to wherever the
child resides so long as the child is in the custody of the
Department and the Department shall:
a. work with public and private partners to gain access
to the information listed in subsections A and B of
this section,
b. provide for a secure database in which to store the
information, and
c. consult with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to
convert Medicaid claims data to a usable format and to
add it from other data sources in order to provide
foster families more information about the history and
needs of the child.
5. For the purposes of Section 1 of this act, the secure
database created to store Passport information shall be made
available to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Such access shall be
limited to student performance reports for students in the custody
of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
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