{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-713","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-713","heading":"Family drug court assessment","body":"A. When directed by the court, the family drug court treatment\n\nstaff shall make a family drug court assessment of the deprived\n\nchild or children and the family under consideration to determine\n\nwhether:\n\n1. Reunification is the permanency plan for the child or\n\nchildren and that reunification with the parent, parents or legal\n\nguardian is in the best interest of the child or children; and\n\n2. The alcohol or substance abuse of the parent, parents or\n\nlegal guardian is a substantial contributing condition to the\n\nadjudication of a child or children as deprived.\n\nB. 1. The family drug court assessment shall be conducted\n\nthrough a standardized screening test and personal interview. A\n\nmore comprehensive evaluation may take place at the time the family\n\nenters the treatment portion of the program and may take place at\n\nany time after placement in the program.\n\n2. The family drug court assessment shall determine the\n\nelements of the family drug court treatment plan which the parent,\n\nparents or legal guardian shall be required to comply with if\n\nadmitted to the program. Any subsequent assessments or evaluations\n\nby the treatment provider may be used to determine modifications\n\nneeded to the original family drug court treatment plan.\n\n3. The family drug court assessment shall include, but not be\n\nlimited to, the following information:\n\na. the age and physical condition of the child or\n\nchildren,\n\nb. family employment,\n\nc. educational background and literacy level,\n\nd. community and family relations,\n\ne. prior and current drug and alcohol use,\n\nf. behavioral health and medical treatment\n\nhistory,\n\ng. demonstrable motivation of the family, and\n\nh. other mitigating or aggravating factors.\n\nC. When a family is determined to be appropriate for admittance\n\nto the program, regardless of whether the child or children are in\n\nthe custody of the Department of Human Services, the treatment staff\n\nshall make a recommendation for the treatment program or programs\n\nthat are available in the jurisdiction and which would benefit the\n\nfamily and child or children.\n\nD. 1. Any statement made by the parent or legal guardian to\n\nany supervising staff during the course of any drug court assessment\n\nand subsequent to the admission of the parent or legal guardian to\n\nthe family drug court program, as well as any report of findings and\n\nrecommendations, shall not be admissible in any other case pending\n\nagainst the parent or legal guardian, nor shall such be grounds for\n\nthe revocation of a parent or legal guardian from the program.\n\n2. The restrictions provided in this section shall not preclude\n\nthe admissibility of statements or evidence obtained by the state\n\nfrom independent sources.","path":["OK Code","Title 10A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"fb29950b3c999c26b12af746eace7a13152a42ebf0ba9fa449fc0c607f8f7fce","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-712","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}