{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-7-101","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-7-101","heading":"Duties and rights of persons or agencies receiving","body":"custody - Exception.\n\nA. This section applies to persons, institutions, or agencies,\n\nother than the Department of Human Services, which receive custody\n\nof a child pursuant to a court order as provided by the Oklahoma\n\nChildren's Code.\n\nB. 1. The person, institution, or agency receiving custody\n\nshall have the right to, and shall be responsible for, the care and\n\ncontrol of the child, and shall have the duty and authority to\n\nprovide the following for the child:\n\na. food, clothing, and shelter,\n\nb. medical care as authorized by the court,\n\nc. education and discipline, and\n\nd. encouragement of the emotional and developmental\n\ngrowth of the child by allowing the child to\n\nparticipate in age-appropriate and developmentally\n\nappropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and\n\nsocial activities, using a reasonable and prudent\n\nparent standard.\n\n2. The person, institution, or agency may provide or arrange\n\nfor the emergency admission, inpatient evaluation, or inpatient\n\ntreatment of a child only pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health\n\nand Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act. Nothing in this\n\nsubsection shall be interpreted to prohibit or preclude the\n\nprovision of outpatient behavioral health services, including an\n\noutpatient examination, counseling, educational, rehabilitative or\n\nother similar services to such child, as necessary and appropriate,\n\nin the absence of a specific court order for such services.\n\n3. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to:\n\na. relieve a parent of the obligation to provide for the\n\nsupport of the child as otherwise provided by law, or\n\nb. limit the authority of the court to order a parent to\n\nmake support payments or to make payments or\n\nreimbursements for medical care or treatment,\n\nincluding behavioral health care or treatment, to the\n\nperson, institution, or agency having custody of the\n\nchild, or\n\nc. abrogate the right of the child to any benefits\n\nprovided through public funds for which the child is\n\notherwise eligible.\n\n4. No person, agency, or institution shall be liable in a civil\n\nsuit for damages for authorizing or not authorizing medical care, as\n\ndetermined by competent medical authority.\n\nC. 1. If the child is placed in the custody of a person,\n\ninstitution, or agency, whether in emergency, temporary, or\n\npermanent custody, the person, institution, or agency shall ensure\n\nthe child is not returned to the care or supervision of any person\n\nfrom whom the child was removed or to any person the court has\n\npreviously ordered not to have contact with the child without\n\nspecific authorization from the court.\n\n2. The person, institution, or agency having legal custody of a\n\nchild pursuant to an order of the court shall receive notice of\n\ncourt proceedings regarding the child and shall be allowed to\n\nintervene upon application as a party to all court proceedings\n\npertaining to the care and custody of the child.\n\nD. This section shall not apply when a parent or legal\n\ncustodian executes a power of attorney to delegate parental or legal\n\nauthority as authorized by Section 700 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes.","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":"1e19cefeba21c5865430fe33c0aea14cccd7406fefc8d3e51e4761c4a1799c31","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-6-108","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-7-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}