Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-801: Procedures and requirements for placement of

adjudicated children.

A. 1. Whenever the court transfers custody of a child as

provided in this article, the person, institution, agency, or

department receiving custody shall have the right to, and shall be

responsible for, the care and control of the child, and shall have

the duty and authority to provide food, clothing, shelter, medical

care, education, and discipline for the child, and to authorize and

consent to medical care for the child provided by a qualified health

care professional. The person, institution, agency or department

may provide or arrange for the provision of inpatient treatment of

such minor only as provided by the Inpatient Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act. Nothing in this subsection

shall be interpreted to prohibit or preclude the provision of

outpatient services, including an outpatient examination,

counseling, educational, rehabilitative or other similar services to

said minor, as necessary and appropriate, in the absence of a

specific court order for such services.

2. The medical care, surgery and extraordinary care shall be

charged to the appropriate agency where the child qualifies for the

care under law, rule or administrative order or decision.

3. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to:

a. relieve a parent of the obligation to provide for the

support of the child as otherwise provided by law, or

b. limit the authority of the court to order a parent to

make support payments or to make payments or

reimbursements for medical care or treatment,

including behavioral health care or treatment, to the

person, institution, agency or Department having

custody of the child, or

c. abrogate the right of the child to any benefits

provided through public funds for which the child is

otherwise eligible.

4. No person, agency or institution shall be liable in a civil

suit for damages for authorizing or not authorizing surgery or

extraordinary care in an emergency, as determined by competent

medical authority. No state employee shall be liable for the costs

of any medical care or behavioral health services provided to any

child in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

B. The person, institution, agency, or department having legal

custody of a child pursuant to an order of the court shall receive

notice of court proceedings regarding the child as provided in

Sections 2-2-107 and 2-2-501 of this title and shall be allowed to

intervene upon application as a party to all court proceedings

pertaining to the care and custody of the child including, but not

limited to: adjudication, disposition, review of disposition,

termination of parental rights and proceedings pursuant to the

Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.