Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-1414: Admission of individuals with intellectual disability -

Applications - Release.

A. 1. Individuals with intellectual disability who are legal

residents of this state and who have a mental age not above that of

the average nine-year-old child, as determined by psychological

examination, may be admitted to an institution named in Section 1406

of this title or provided community services, if available, on a

voluntary basis only upon written application to the Director on

forms provided for such purpose. Other individuals with

intellectual disability who are residents of this state and who are

above such mental age may be admitted or provided community

services, on a voluntary basis only, upon recommendation of the

superintendent of the institution and approval of the Director.

2. The application shall be signed by any parent having legal

custody of such person, a guardian appointed by a court, or other

legal custodian of such person.

3. The psychological examination provided for in this section

shall be on forms provided by the Department and must be completed

before an application can be approved and the applicant admitted to

the institution.

B. Release of a resident of any of the institutions named in

Section 1406 of this title shall be subject to such reasonable rules

and conditions as may be prescribed by the Director of Human

Services and shall be made only to the parent, guardian appointed by

a court, or legal custodian of the resident; provided, however, a

resident eighteen (18) years of age or older who has not been found

by a court to be incompetent or incapacitated may request and obtain

such person's own release.