Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-10-109a: Uniform policies for Department employees providing

services for vulnerable adults.

A. The Commission for Human Services shall establish uniform

policies detailing the responsibilities and duties of employees of

the Department of Human Services when providing or arranging

services for vulnerable adults whether the services are to be paid

for by the vulnerable adult or from other private or public funds.

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

1. The handling of the personal resources, such as bank

accounts, cash, checks, notes, mortgages, trust deeds, sales

contracts, stocks, bonds, certificates or other liquid assets of a

vulnerable adult without prior approval of the supervisor;

2. Specific procedures for obtaining and handling repairs,

personal services and other necessary actions to provide health

care, food, shelter to or on behalf of a vulnerable adult;

3. Prohibiting an employee from any type of solicitation or

charging, requesting or accepting any fee, gift, reward, or payment

of any kind from individuals or staff for any services rendered as a

volunteer, intern, or employee relating to vulnerable adults;

4. Prohibiting an employee from using contact with clients or

any member or the client's support system for personal gain or

personal relationships;

5. Prohibiting an employee, upon termination of any assignment,

from making personal contact with former clients or any member of

the client's support system and from using former contact with

clients for personal gain;

6. Prohibiting an employee from buying items from clients;

7. Ensuring that no employee whose responsibilities relate in

any manner to services provided to or on behalf of a vulnerable

adult is subject to a conflict of interest which would impair the

ability of the employee to carry out his or her employment duties in

an impartial manner;

8. Sufficient oversight by administrative heads of local

offices of the Department as to the provision for and arrangement of

services to vulnerable adults; and

9. Such other requirements as deemed necessary by the

Commission.