Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-40.3

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

Section 340:75-6-40.3 - Permanency Assessments

(a) The Assessment of Child Safety (AOCS) is a tool where all information gathered during in-depth assessments is documented. The AOCS builds upon the information documented in the initial Child Protective Services AOCS, lists all safety threats, and identifies any underlying causes of behavior related to those safety threats that led to the child's removal.

(1) An in-depth family assessment begins as soon as possible and is completed within the first 60-calendar days using the earliest date: after the child's removal, the filing of the petition, or the signing of the family service agreement.

(2) The assessment process identifies and evaluates the family's strengths, resources, protective capacities, and underlying causes of behavior that create the unsafe conditions and then integrates the information into a behaviorally-based individualized service plan.

(3) The assessment process is ongoing as information is gathered, obtained, and added to the assessment document.

(b)Ongoing assessment of child safety. Evaluating child safety is a primary function of all child welfare (CW) specialists during the investigative process and ongoing casework. Safety is assessed by the CW specialist during every contact with the family. The safety evaluation is a continuous process that occurs throughout the life of the case. The ongoing evaluation determines if the behaviors and conditions that led to the child's removal continue to rise to the level of a safety threat and assesses for additional safety threats and for safety as the case progresses and in reunification. This process is documented on Form 04KI030E, Assessment of Child Safety.

(c)Preliminary inquiry. A preliminary inquiry is conducted when the child, in an open permanency planning, trial reunification, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, or family-centered services case is reported to have a physical injury and the cause of the injury is unknown, per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-3-130.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-40.3

Added at 18 Ok Reg 3067, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1044, eff 6-1-07; 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 7-1-11; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 389, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/15/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/15/2020