The authority of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to administer a Child Welfare program is based on the Oklahoma Social Security Act, Section 176 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes that authorizes DHS to provide . . . for the protection and care of homeless, dependent and neglected children, and children in danger of becoming delinquent. The authority and scope for the care and custody of children, includes:
(1) the Oklahoma Children's Code, Article 1 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes; and(2) federal laws and regulations under Titles IV-B, IV-E, V, VI, XIX, and XX of the Social Security Act, as amended including, but not limited to, the:(A) Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994;(B) Interethnic Provisions of 1996;(C) Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997;(D) Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008; and(E) Family First Prevention Services Act, Public Law 115-123.Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-1-9
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 361, eff 10-15-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2267, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 967, eff 1-24-96 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2199, eff 6-14-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 189, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1661, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 102, eff 10-13-98 (preemptive); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2740, eff 4-14-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 92, eff 10-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 829, eff 1-6-00 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 393, eff 12-8-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3067, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 90, eff 10-16-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 921, eff 5-12-03; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 894, eff 7-1-11Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/17/2018Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/15/2020