When placing a child, the court and Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS), when possible, selects a person, agency, or institution governed by persons of the same religious faith as that of the child's parents, or in case of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, the child's religious faith.
Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-6-49
Added at 11 Ok Reg 647, eff 11-22-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1729, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3669, eff 4-29-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2288, eff 6-12-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 211, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1663, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 92, eff 10-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/17/2018