Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-8-114

adoptive or foster parents — Actions prohibited.

A. The Department of Human Services shall not:

1. Require any current or prospective adoptive or foster parent

to affirm, accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual

orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent’s

sincerely held religious or moral beliefs as a condition for

eligibility to adopt or foster;

2. Deny a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent any

authorization necessary to be eligible to adopt or foster based, in

whole or in part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or

moral beliefs, or intent to guide, instruct, or raise a child

consistent with those beliefs, regarding sexual orientation or

gender identity; or

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3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that

precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or

foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in

part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs

regarding sexual orientation or gender identity.

B. Nothing in this section shall:

1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the

religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or foster child,

or his or her family of origin including, but not limited to, the

child’s or family’s views regarding sexual orientation and gender

identity, considered in relation to the religious or moral beliefs

of a prospective adoptive or foster parent when determining which

placement is in the best interest of the child; or

2. Be construed to prohibit or relieve the Department of its

duty to make each placement consistent with the best interests of

the child as otherwise required by law.