Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-7-111

history investigation - Individualized service plan - Medical

examinations.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department of

Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall not place a

child in a foster home prior to completion of:

a. a foster parent eligibility assessment on the foster

parent applicant,

b. a national criminal history records search based upon

submission of fingerprints for any adult residing in

the home, as required by the Oklahoma Child Care

Facilities Licensing Act and the Oklahoma Children's

Code,

c. a Motor Vehicle Report obtained from the Department of

Public Safety regarding each adult residing in the

home, and

d. a check of any child abuse registry maintained by a

state in which the prospective foster parent or any

adult living in the home of the prospective foster

parent has resided in the preceding five (5) years.

Provided, however, the state agencies may place a child in the home

of a foster parent, pending completion of the national criminal

history records search, if the foster parent and every adult

residing in the home of the foster parent have resided in this state

for at least five (5) years immediately preceding placement. The

director of such state agency or designee may authorize an exception

to the fingerprinting requirement for any person residing in the

home who has a severe physical condition which precludes such person

from being fingerprinted.

2. a. The Department shall be the lead agency for

disseminating fingerprint cards to courts and child-

placing agencies for obtaining and requesting a

national criminal history records search based upon

submission of fingerprints from the Oklahoma State

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Bureau of Investigation. The Office of Juvenile

Affairs may directly request national criminal history

records searches as defined by Section 150.9 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes from the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining

the national criminal history of any individual for

which such a search is required pursuant to this

section.

b. Courts and child-placing agencies may request the

Department to obtain from the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation a national criminal history records

search based upon submission of fingerprints for

foster parents and other persons requiring such search

pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities

Licensing Act and the Oklahoma Children's Code. Any

fees charged by the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation or the Federal Bureau of Investigation

for such searches shall be paid by the requesting

entity.

c. Either the Department or the Office of Juvenile

Affairs, whichever is applicable, shall contract with

the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to obtain

national criminal history records searches based upon

submission of fingerprints.

B. A child-placing agency shall not place a child who is in the

custody of the agency in a foster home until completion of a foster

parent eligibility assessment and a national criminal history

records search based upon submission of fingerprints has been

completed for each individual residing in the home in which the

child will be placed, as required pursuant to the Oklahoma Child

Care Facilities Licensing Act or the Oklahoma Children's Code, and a

check of any child abuse registry maintained by a state in which the

prospective foster parent or any adult living in the home of the

prospective foster parent has resided in the past five (5) years;

provided, however, the child-placing agency may place a child in a

foster family home pending completion of the national criminal

history records search if the foster parent and every adult residing

in the home have resided in this state for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the placement.

C. 1. Whenever a court awards custody of a child to an
resided in the past five (5) years;

provided, however, the child-placing agency may place a child in a

foster family home pending completion of the national criminal

history records search if the foster parent and every adult residing

in the home have resided in this state for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the placement.

C. 1. Whenever a court awards custody of a child to an

individual or a child-placing agency other than the Department or

the Office of Juvenile Affairs, for placement of the child, the

court shall:

a. require that when custody is placed with an

individual, a foster family eligibility assessment be

conducted for the foster parents prior to placement of

the child, and

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b. require that if custody is awarded to a child-placing

agency, a foster family eligibility assessment be

conducted as required by the Oklahoma Child Care

Facilities Licensing Act.

2. A child-placing agency other than the Department or the

Office of Juvenile Affairs shall, within thirty (30) days of

placement, provide for an assessment of the child for the purpose of

establishing an appropriate individualized service plan for the

child. The court shall require the individualized service plan to

be completed in substantially the same form and with the same

content as required by the Oklahoma Children's Code for a deprived

child or as required by the Oklahoma Juvenile Code for a delinquent

child or a child in need of supervision.

3. The child shall receive a complete medical examination

within thirty (30) days of initial placement unless a medical

examination was conducted on the child upon the removal of the child

and the court finds no need for an additional examination.

4. The child may receive such further diagnosis and evaluation

as necessary as determined by the court to preserve the physical and

mental well-being of the child.

D. When the court awards custody of a child to an individual or

a child-placing agency as provided by this section, the individual

or child-placing agency shall be responsible for the completion of

and costs of the national criminal history records search based upon

submission of fingerprints, the foster parent eligibility

assessment, the preparation of an individualized service plan, and

the medical examination required by this section.