Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 75 - Child Welfare Services
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions of Child Welfare Services
Part 1 - SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
Section 340:75-1-32 - Transporting children and families
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 340:75-1-32
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The child welfare (CW) specialist is authorized to transport a child(ren) and family, when:
(1) the transportation is part
of the specialist's duties related to the child's safety, permanency, and
well-being; and
(2) all other
transportation options were considered and ruled out.
(b) The assigned CW specialist is responsible for coordinating transportation for court hearings, treatment planning, discharge planning, and placement arrangements while a child in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services is in either an acute or residential treatment center or an inpatient behavioral health facility.
(1) When the court requests that a child who
is in an inpatient health facility be present at proceedings and, the child
requires transportation by law enforcement officials, transportation is
arranged by the sheriff's office in county of jurisdiction or the county of
placement.
(2) The court may issue
an order, per Section 1-8-107 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, directing
the county sheriff or designee, in the county where the court is located, to
provide transportation for a child, who is the subject of a deprived
proceeding, regardless of where the child is placed within the state.
(c) The CW specialist ensures the child has transportation to and from school following a placement change, per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-6-50.
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