Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 377 - Office of Juvenile Affairs
Chapter 3 - Administrative Services
Subchapter 13 - Office of Public Integrity
Part 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS
Section 377:3-13-123 - Provisional certification

(a) Secure facilities certified by the Department of Human Services as residential childcare facilities prior to November 1, 2009, shall receive provisional certification to operate as a secure juvenile facility for 180 days. Prior to the conclusion of the 180 days, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall evaluate of the facility to ensure that the facility meets the certification standards promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs for secure juvenile facilities.

(b) The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall initially evaluate any newly established secure juvenile facility to ensure compliance with standards relating to staffing and the physical plant. A determination that the facility meets the standards shall result in the issuance of a provisional certification for 180 days and authorization for the placement of juveniles into the facility. Prior to the conclusion of the 180 days, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall evaluate the facility to ensure that it meets all certification standards promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs for secure juvenile facilities.

(c) Denial or revocation of certification. When the operator of a secure juvenile facility is unable or unwilling to comply with standards promulgated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs' Board or has failed to adequately protect the health, safety and welfare of the juveniles in its facility, OJA may deny or revoke the facility's certification. OJA shall furnish thirty (30) calendar days written notice of the decision to deny or revoke certification and the grounds for such action. The facility operator shall have thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of the OJA notice of denial or revocation to protest the action in writing to the OJA Executive Director. An administrative hearing shall be convened where the facility operator will be given the opportunity to present testimony and witnesses. If the result of the hearing is to uphold the OJA action of denial or revocation, the facility operator may appeal to the district court pursuant to 12 O.S. § 951. In the event there is not an appeal, the secure juvenile facility shall cease operation on the effective date of the denial or revocation action.