Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-40.8: Payment of foster care expenses under certain

circumstances.

A. In the event the Department of Human Services has legal

custody of an Indian child, and that child is placed with a tribally

licensed or approved foster home, the state shall pay the costs of

foster care in the same manner and to the same extent the state pays

the costs of foster care to state-licensed or state-approved foster

homes, provided that the tribe shall have entered into an agreement

with the state pursuant to Section 8 herein, which shall require

tribal cooperation with state plans required by federal funding

laws.

B. The state shall pay the costs of foster care of a child

placed with a tribally licensed or approved foster home where the

placement is made by a tribe having jurisdiction of the proceeding,

provided that the tribe shall have entered into an agreement with

the state pursuant to Section 8 herein, which shall require tribal

cooperation with state plans required by federal funding laws.