Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 75 - Child Welfare Services
Subchapter 3 - Child Protective Services
Part 1 - PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, AND CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT HOTLINE PROTOCOL
Section 340:75-3-140 - Child Abuse and Neglect Information System (CANIS)

(a) Legal basis for CANIS. The Child Abuse and Neglect Information System is a permanent, computerized record-keeping system Child Welfare Services maintains, per Section 1-2-108 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes (10A O.S. § 1-2-108) that requires the maintenance of all reports of child abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect made pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Children's Code. Only authorized Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) staff may inquire and report to the information system.

(b) Fees for CANIS search. OKDHS may charge a fee, up to $35.00, for each CANIS search conducted for a prospective guardian of a child not in OKDHS custody and all other household members 18 years of age and older. The court receives a background check for a prospective guardian and all other household members 18 years of age and older, consisting of a review of a national fingerprint-based criminal background check, a search of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections' files maintained per the Sex Offenders Registration Act, and a search of the child abuse and neglect information system maintained for review by authorized entities by the OKDHS, per 30 O.S. § 2-101.

(c) CANIS search for court-appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteers. OKDHS conducts a CANIS search for any person making application to become a CASA volunteer or to be employed by the local CASA program, per 10A O.S. § 1-8-102.

(d) CANIS search for private adoptive applicants. OKDHS conducts a CANIS search for private adoptive applicants and all other adult household members 18 years of age and older, per 10 O.S. § 7505-5.3.