As soon as possible after initiating an investigation of a parent or other person having responsibility for the health or welfare of a child pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Abuse Reporting and Prevention Act, the county office shall provide to the parent or person a brief and easily understood summary of:

1. 1. The procedures of the Department of Human Services for conducting an investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect, including:

   1. a. a description of the circumstances under which the Department would seek to remove the child from the home through the judicial system, and
   2. b. an explanation that the law requires the Department to refer all reports of alleged criminal child abuse or neglect to a law enforcement agency for a separate determination of whether a criminal violation occurred;
2. 2. The procedures to follow if there is a complaint regarding the actions of the Department or to request a review of the findings made by the Department in the investigation;
3. 3. The person's right to review all records filed with the court concerning the investigation, provided the review shall not include the name of the person who filed the report specified in Section 3 of this act, and provided the review would not jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or adjudicatory hearing;
4. 4. The person's right to seek legal counsel;
5. 5. References to the statutory and regulatory provisions governing child abuse and neglect and how the person may obtain copies of those provisions; and
6. 6. The process the person may use to acquire access to the child if the child is removed from the home.

Added by Laws 1995, HB 1993, c. 353, § 8, eff. November 1, 1995.