Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-6-102: Public guardianship pilot program – Evaluating board

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of

Human Services shall establish a public guardianship pilot program.

B. The Department of Human Services shall establish and operate

the pilot program in consultation with an evaluating board

established pursuant to this section and in accordance with the

provisions of the Oklahoma Public Guardianship Act, except as to

custody orders entered in criminal competency proceedings as set

forth in Section 7 of this act.

C. The evaluating board shall determine the effectiveness of

the pilot program. The evaluating board shall submit a preliminary

report to the Legislature no later than six (6) months after the

pilot program is established. Such report shall cover:

1. The feasibility of statewide expansion of the program;

2. Staffing, particularly use of volunteers, training and

liability issues;

3. Funding sources;

4. Eligibility standards;

5. Fee schedule;

6. Special-needs wards; and

7. Professional guardians.

D. The evaluating board shall consist of not more than two

appointees from each of the following officials and agencies:

1. Governor;

2. Speaker of the House of Representatives;

3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

4. Office of the Attorney General;

5. Oklahoma Health Care Authority;

6. Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the

Department of Human Services;

7. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

8. Adult Protective Services;

9. A Legal Services Developer;

10. State Long-Term Care Ombudsman;

11. Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma;

12. Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma;

13. Oklahoma Bar Association; and

14. Advocacy Partnership for Aging Oklahomans.