Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-808: Review hearing report - Child's access to counsel

A. The Department of Human Services or the agency having

supervision of the case or, if the child has been removed from the

custody of the child's parents, the Department or the agency or

child-placing agency having custody of the child shall cause to be

prepared for each review hearing required herein a written report

concerning each child who is the subject of review.

B. The report shall include, but not be limited to:

1. A summary of the physical, mental, and emotional condition

of the child, the conditions existing in the out-of-home placement

where the child has been placed, and the adjustment of the child

thereto;

2. A report on the progress of the child in school and, if the

child has been placed outside the child's home, the visitation

exercised by the parents of the child or other persons authorized by

the court;

3. Services being provided to a child sixteen (16) years of age

or older to assist in the transition from out-of-home care or other

community placement to independent living;

4. When the Department is responsible for supervision of the

child or is the legal custodian of the child, a description of:

a. progress on the part of the parent or parents to

correct the conditions which caused the child to be

adjudicated deprived,

b. changes that still need to occur and the specific

actions the parents would take to make the changes,

and

c. services and assistance that have been offered or

provided to the parents since the previous hearing and

the services which are needed in the future;

5. A description of the placements of the child by number and

type with dates of entry and exit, reasons for the placement or

change in placement, and a statement about the success or lack of

success of each placement;

6. The efforts of the Department to locate the parents and

involve them in the planning for the child if the parents are not

currently communicating with the Department;

7. Compliance by the Department, as applicable, and the parent

with the court's orders concerning the individualized service plans,

previous court orders, and the Department recommendations;

8. Whether the current placement is appropriate for the child,

its distance from the home of the child, and whether it is the least

restrictive, most family-like placement available;

9. A proposed timetable for the return of the child to the home

or other permanent placement; and

10. Specific recommendations, giving reasons whether:

a. trial reunification should be approved by the court,

b. trial reunification should be continued to a date

certain as specified by the court,

c. the child should remain in or be placed outside of the

home of the parent or legal guardian of the child, or

d. the child should remain in the current placement when

the permanency plan is other than reunification with

the parent or legal guardian of the child.

C. The attorney representing a child, the foster parents of the

child and the guardian ad litem of a child, if any, whose case is

being reviewed may submit a report to the court for presentation at

the review hearing to assist the court in reviewing the placement or

status of the child. The legal custodian shall not deny to a child

the right of access to counsel and shall facilitate such access.