Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-227.2: Power and duties of Office of Child Abuse Prevention

A. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention, giving consideration

to the recommendations of the Infant and Children's Health Advisory

Council created in Section 1-103a.1 of this title, is hereby

authorized and directed to:

1. Prepare and implement a comprehensive state plan for the

planning and coordination of child abuse prevention programs and

services and for the establishment, development and funding of such

programs and services, and to revise and update the plan pursuant to

the provisions of Section 1-227.3 of this title;

2. Monitor, evaluate and review the development and quality of

services and programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect,

publish and distribute an annual report of its findings on or before

January 1 of each year to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and to the

chief administrative officer of each agency affected by the report.

The report shall include:

a. activities of the Office,

b. a summary detailing the demographic characteristics of

families served including, but not limited to, the

following:

(1) age and marital status of parent(s),

(2) number and age of children living in the

household,

(3) household composition of families served,

(4) number of families accepted into the program by

grantee site and average length of time enrolled,

(5) number of families not accepted into the program

and the reason therefor,

(6) average actual expenditures per family during the

most recent state fiscal year, and

(7) number of individuals whose parental rights have

ever been terminated and number of children born

to an individual whose parental rights have ever

been terminated,

c. recommendations for the further development and

improvement of services and programs for the

prevention of child abuse and neglect,

d. budget and program needs, and

e. statistics developed based on the reports received

pursuant to Section 3 of this act; and

3. Conduct or otherwise provide for or make available

continuing professional education and training in the area of child

abuse prevention.

B. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Child

Abuse Prevention Act, the State Department of Health is authorized

to:

1. Accept appropriations, gifts, loans and grants from the

state and federal government and from other sources, public or

private;

2. Enter into agreements or contracts for the establishment and

development of:

a. programs and services for the prevention of child

abuse and neglect,

b. training programs for the prevention of child abuse

and neglect, and

c. multidisciplinary and discipline specific training

programs for professionals with responsibilities

affecting children, youth and families; and

3. Secure necessary statistical, technical, administrative and

operational services by interagency agreement or contract.

C. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Child

Abuse Prevention Act, the State Commissioner of Health, giving

consideration to the recommendations of the Infant and Children's

Health Advisory Council created in Section 1-103a.1 of this title,

is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to

implement the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Office of

Child Abuse Prevention.

D. 1. The Department of Human Services shall, as soon as

reasonably possible, provide the State Department of Health access

to the identifying information of all individuals who, as to any

child, have had their parental rights terminated and the conditions

which led to the making of the finding which resulted in the

termination of parental rights.

2. The Division of Vital Records shall provide birth record

information to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention for a child born

to an individual whose identifying information has been provided

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

d, have had their parental rights terminated and the conditions

which led to the making of the finding which resulted in the

termination of parental rights.

2. The Division of Vital Records shall provide birth record

information to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention for a child born

to an individual whose identifying information has been provided

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

3. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention or other appropriate

division of the State Department of Health shall review the

information provided by the Department of Human Services and the

Division of Vital Records and, when appropriate and if the resources

are available, provide an assessment of the family and offer

services if needed.