Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-7-116
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Notice to placement agencies when a child in custody
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becomes eligible for adoption.
A. When a child in the custody of the Department of Human
Services becomes eligible for adoption and the child needs a
permanent placement, the Department shall notify and disseminate
information about the child to licensed child-placing agencies that
have requested in writing to receive such notice in order to locate
a possible prospective adoptive parent for the child.
B. Upon completion of an adoption specified in subsection A of
this section, the Department may provide reimbursement of expenses
incurred by the child-placing agency for recruiting, training and
conducting a home study for the adoptive parent.
A. When a child in the custody of the Department of Human
Services becomes eligible for adoption and the child needs a
permanent placement, the Department shall notify and disseminate
information about the child to licensed child-placing agencies that
have requested in writing to receive such notice in order to locate
a possible prospective adoptive parent for the child.
B. Upon completion of an adoption specified in subsection A of
this section, the Department may provide reimbursement of expenses
incurred by the child-placing agency for recruiting, training and
conducting a home study for the adoptive parent.
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