Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 340:75-6-1 - Purpose of permanency planning for the child in Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) custody or under DHS supervision

(a)Purpose. Permanency planning services are provided to the:

(1) child in DHS legal custody or under DHS legal supervision as ordered by a court; and

(2) child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian to assist in changing behaviors and correcting the conditions that led to the child's removal from the home and court involvement.

(b)Guiding principles. The guiding principles of planning for the child in DHS custody or under DHS supervision are:

(1) safety;

(2) permanency; and

(3) well-being.

(c)Outcomes. Addressing the child's needs is critical in attaining the desired safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes.

(1) Permanency planning services are initiated immediately following the child's removal from the home and continue until the child is safely returned to the home or other safe, permanent placement is finalized.

(2) Services are provided on the basis of the individualized needs of the child and family, whenever possible. A full range of community-based program options are provided so the child may remain in his or her own home or community, whenever possible.

(3) When it is not safe for the child to remain in his or her own home, every effort is made to place the child with a suitable relative, per Section 1-4-706 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

(4) When siblings are in DHS custody, every reasonable attempt is made to place the siblings together. Guidance on when siblings may be separated is located in Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-6-85.

(5) Children are placed in residential settings only after other less restrictive settings were attempted or considered.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-1

Added at 10 Ok Reg 1293, eff 3-25-93 (emergency); Added at 10 Ok Reg 2309, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 647, eff 11-22-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1729, eff 12-5-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3669, eff 4-29-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 974, eff 1-24-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2288, eff 6-12-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 211, eff 1-11-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 909, eff 12-16-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1663, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1052, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 92, eff 10-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 635, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 389, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/17/2018