1. A. The court shall ensure that the following information accompanies any deprived child placed outside the child's home as soon as the information becomes available:

   1. 1. Demographic information;
   2. 2. Strengths, needs and general behavior of the child;
   3. 3. Circumstances which necessitated placement;
   4. 4. Type of custody and previous placement;
   5. 5. Pertinent family information including, but not limited to, the names of family members who are and who are not, by court order, allowed to visit the child and the child's relationship to the family which may affect placement;
   6. 6. Relevant, known, important life experiences and relationships which may significantly affect the child's feelings, behavior, attitudes or adjustment;
   7. 7. Whether the child has third-party insurance coverage which may be available to the child;
   8. 8. Education history to include present grade placement, last school attended, and special strengths and weaknesses. The Department of Human Services shall also assist the foster parents in getting the foster child's school records and gaining school admission; and

   9. 9. Known or available medical history including, but not limited to:

      1. a. allergies,
      2. b. immunizations,
      3. c. childhood diseases,
      4. d. physical handicaps,
      5. e. psycho-social information, and
      6. f. the name of the child's last doctor, if known; and

2. B. When the Department of Human Services places a child in out-of-home care, the Department shall provide the placement providers with sufficient medical information to enable the placement providers to care for the child appropriately. Such medical information shall include, but not be limited to:

   1. 1. Any medical or psychological conditions;
   2. 2. Diseases, illnesses, accidents, allergies, and congenital defects; and
   3. 3. The child's medicaid card, if any; and
   4. 4. Immunization history.

3. C.

   1. 1. When the Department places a child in out-of-home care, the placement providers may request the Department to provide contagious or infectious screening examinations or tests on the child and provide the results to such placement providers.
   2. 2. The Department shall provide for the examinations or tests on the child in accordance with rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services and based on the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for time and frequency of testing, and shall, for a child, regardless of age, in the Department's emergency or temporary custody, obtain the parental consent or, if parental consent cannot be obtained due to refusal or inability to locate, the Department shall have the authority to give consent for such examinations or tests and the release of such results to the placement providers. Any parental consent received by the Department, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall also apply to any future examinations or tests and release of such results as deemed necessary by the Department upon the request of the placement providers. The Department has the authority to consent to the examinations or tests and the release of such test results for a child, regardless of age, in the Department's permanent custody.
   3. 3. The Department may also designate other persons who may request the performance of such examinations or tests on the child, including but not limited to Department employees, direct caregivers and physicians.
4. D. The Department or child-placing agency throughout the child's placement shall inform the foster parent of any costs and expenses related to providing foster care services for the child for which the foster parent may be eligible for reimbursement.

Laws 1981, HB 1231, c. 289, § 3, eff. October 1, 1981; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1978, c. 352, § 31, emerg. eff. July 1, 1995; Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 1115.2 by Laws 1995, HB 1978, c. 352, § 199, emerg. eff. July 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2960, c. 353, § 21, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1436, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. February 26, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1927, c. 386, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, HB 2133, c. 389, § 3, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 3348, c. 5, § 5, emerg. eff. March 4, 1998 (superseded document available).