{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-801","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-801","heading":"Procedures and requirements for placement of","body":"adjudicated children.\n\nA. 1. Whenever the court transfers custody of a child as\n\nprovided in this article, the person, institution, agency, or\n\ndepartment receiving custody shall have the right to, and shall be\n\nresponsible for, the care and control of the child, and shall have\n\nthe duty and authority to provide food, clothing, shelter, medical\n\ncare, education, and discipline for the child, and to authorize and\n\nconsent to medical care for the child provided by a qualified health\n\ncare professional. The person, institution, agency or department\n\nmay provide or arrange for the provision of inpatient treatment of\n\nsuch minor only as provided by the Inpatient Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act. Nothing in this subsection\n\nshall be interpreted to prohibit or preclude the provision of\n\noutpatient services, including an outpatient examination,\n\ncounseling, educational, rehabilitative or other similar services to\n\nsaid minor, as necessary and appropriate, in the absence of a\n\nspecific court order for such services.\n\n2. The medical care, surgery and extraordinary care shall be\n\ncharged to the appropriate agency where the child qualifies for the\n\ncare under law, rule or administrative order or decision.\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, agency or Department having\n\ncustody of the child, 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 surgery or\n\nextraordinary care in an emergency, as determined by competent\n\nmedical authority. No state employee shall be liable for the costs\n\nof any medical care or behavioral health services provided to any\n\nchild in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.\n\nB. The person, institution, agency, or department having legal\n\ncustody of a child pursuant to an order of the court shall receive\n\nnotice of court proceedings regarding the child as provided in\n\nSections 2-2-107 and 2-2-501 of this title 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 including, but not\n\nlimited to: adjudication, disposition, review of disposition,\n\ntermination of parental rights and proceedings pursuant to the\n\nInpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.","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":"c83b05fe036a26fb7d63c4049e89c256b83e099a1d7ef5b65e1cded301452bd5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-703","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}