Okla. Admin. Code § 340:10-19-9

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 340:10-19-9 - Title IV-A/EA Emergency Family Services (EFS)
(a) EFS are services to families provided by the Division of Children and Family Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs in which immediate action is necessary to avoid placement of a child in out-of-home care or to assist in reuniting a child with his or her family when in an out-of-home placement. These services are allowed under prior law in Section 404(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-193). Situations which can determine a need for emergency assistance are:
(1) abuse, neglect, or abandonment of a child(ren);
(2) parents' inability to provide adequate care;
(3) delinquent or In Need of Supervision referral;
(4) a juvenile petition; or
(5) reunification. The child(ren) is currently in custody with a case plan to return home within six months.
(b) EFS include:
(1) home-based services;
(2) day treatment;
(3) wrap-around services;
(4) substance abuse services;
(5) education and vocational services;
(6) independent living services;
(7) information and referral;
(8) counseling;
(9) foster care;
(10) emergency shelter;
(11) child care;
(12) legal services;
(13) parenting education and training, in-home or out-of-home;
(14) medical services;
(15) respite care;
(16) clothing;
(17) diagnostic and evaluation services; or
(18) cash assistance necessary to meet or prevent the emergency crisis.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:10-19-9

Added at 13 Ok Reg 943, eff 10-5-95 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff 6-14-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive)
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022