Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-110.1

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the

"Children First Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies

deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to

the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted

and expended by the State Department of Health for operation of

Children First family resource programs. Expenditures from the fund

shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against

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claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

B. The State Department of Health shall submit to the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate, and the Governor by January 15 of each year, an annual

report, including a full accounting of administrative expenditures

from the fund for the prior fiscal year, and a summary detailing the

demographic characteristics of families served including, but not

limited to, the following:

1. Age and marital status of parent(s);

2. Household composition of families served;

3. Number of families accepted into the program, by location,

and average length of time enrolled;

4. Referrals made on behalf of families not accepted into the

program; and

5. Average actual expenditures per child during the most recent

state fiscal year.

C. Projects shall comply with the uniform components of the

State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

D. The Department shall forward to the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority a report of the total number of hours of nursing services

provided to families under Children First family resource programs.

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall submit such information to

the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services for purposes of

applying for federal matching funds and shall submit any necessary

applications for waivers to accomplish the provisions of this

subsection.

E. The State Department of Health shall contract with a

university-related program for a performance-based evaluation of

programs. Program sites shall fully cooperate and comply with the

evaluation process, and sites shall provide weekly caseload and

referral information to the State Department of Health.