Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 75 - Child Welfare Services
Subchapter 3 - Child Protective Services
Part 4 - SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOLS, CHILD DEATH, OR NEAR-DEATH REPORTING PROTOCOLS
Section 340:75-3-430 - Protocol for investigating alleged medical neglect of infants born alive and infants born with disabilities

(1) When treatment is not required. Providing treatment to the infant born with disabilities is not required when, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, any of the following circumstances exist:

(2) Reports of medical neglect of the infant born alive and of the infant born with disabilities. Reports alleging the person responsible for the child (PRFC) has denied the infant born alive or the infant with disabilities medically beneficial treatment, including nutrition and hydration are investigated by OKDHS.

(3) Reports of medical neglect of the infant born alive or of the infant born with disabilities by a medical provider. Reports alleging the medical provider has denied medically beneficial treatment to a child or infant born alive or an infant born with disabilities is investigated by the Office of Client Advocacy.

(4) Protocol for investigating alleged medical neglect of infants born alive and infants with disabilities. The protocol for investigating reports of alleged medical neglect of an infant born alive or an infant born with disabilities is the same as other investigations of reported child abuse or neglect by a person responsible for the child.