Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 75 - Child Welfare Services
Subchapter 7 - Foster Home Care
Part 27 - OKLAHOMA HUMAN SERVICES (OKDHS) RESOURCE FAMILY PARTNER (RFP) FOSTER CARE PROGRAM
Section 340:75-7-280 - Resource Family Partner (RFP) foster care
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 340:75-7-280
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) RFP foster care purpose. RFP foster care services are provided, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:110-5, by a private, licensed child-placing agency that contracts with OKDHS to meet, per OAC 340:75-7, the child's foster care needs through service coordination and delivery in conjunction with OKDHS.
(b) Admission to RFP foster care. Admission to RFP foster care is administered by the OKDHS RFP Liaison Unit.
(c) Roles and responsibilities.
(1)
OKDHS RFP
liaison. The OKDHS RFP liaison is the contact person for the RFP agency
regarding home approval, determining placement eligibility, and contract
monitoring.
(2)
RFP
agency. The RFP agency:
(A) ensures the
availability of qualified and trained providers and staff;
(B) coordinates requests for placements with
OKDHS;
(C) coordinates placement
and discharges with the child welfare (CW) specialist;
(D) coordinates with the CW specialist to
afford the child all services that promote the child's progress; and
(E) ensures the child's total needs are met
while the child is in an RFP placement.
(e) Discharge from an RFP home.
(1)
Notice. When the child
discharges from an RFP home, the CW specialist coordinates the discharge with
the RFP agency and the home, and advance notice is provided, per OAC
340:75-6-86(c).
(2)
Provider information.
Information and items given to the new provider include the:
(A) child's current medications with
instructions for dosage and use;
(B) equipment or supplies required for the
child's special care;
(C) dates of
follow-up appointments;
(D)
personal items or clothing OKDHS purchases, including disposable diapers;
and
(E) Women, Infants, and
Children vouchers, non-perishable food, or other items obtained for the
child.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 1282, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13
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