Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-7-290

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 340:75-7-290 - Foster Care and Adoption Support Center

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) maintains a foster parent and adoptive parent support center to provide information related to foster care and adoptive services. The support center is accessed by calling 1-800-376-9729, emailing fcasupportcenter@okdhs.org, or by visiting www.okfosters.org.

(1)Foster care general information or concerns. The support center may be contacted when:

(A) a person needs general information regarding foster care or adoption;

(B) the foster parent or adoptive parent does not feel his or her specific concerns were addressed by OKDHS staff; or

(C) a person needs contact information for his or her child welfare specialist.

(2)Reports.

(A) Per Section 1-9-117 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes (10A O.S. § 1-9-117), the support center call is directed to the OKDHS Office of Client Advocacy where an investigation or inquiry may be initiated regarding allegations that an OKDHS employee or a child-placing agency:

(i) threatened the foster parent with removal of a child in the foster parent's care;

(ii) harassed the foster parent;

(iii) refused to place a child in the approved foster home; or

(iv) disrupted a child placement as a result of retaliation or discrimination against the foster parent who:

(I) filed a grievance with OKDHS Child Welfare Services;

(II) provided information to any state official or OKDHS employee; or

(III) testified, assisted, or otherwise participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing against OKDHS or a child-placing agency.

(B) Allegations of foster parent rights violations are reported to the foster care ombudsman at the OKDHS Office of Client Advocacy, per 10A O.S. § 1-9-120. The foster care ombudsman may be contacted at 1-866-335-9288 or www.okfosterparentvoices.org.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-7-290

Added at 28 Ok Reg 894, eff 7-1-11; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022