1. A. The Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice or any child-placing agency shall, prior to placement in foster placement, enter into a written agreement with the foster care placement provider. The agreement shall provide, at a minimum:

   1. 1. That the state agency and the child-placing agency shall have access at all times to the child and to the foster placement;
   2. 2. A listing of any specific requirements, specific duties or restrictions in providing foster care services;
   3. 3. That any foster child shall have access to and be accessible by any court-appointed special advocate for the foster child and the foster child's attorney;
   4. 4. That the foster care placement provider shall comply with performance standards required pursuant to the Oklahoma Foster Care and Out-of-Home Placement Act, the Oklahoma Children's Code, the Juvenile Justice Code, and the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act;
   5. 5. For the amount of payments to be made for foster care services;
   6. 6. That any foster child placed with a foster care placement provider will be released to the state agency or the child-placing agency whenever, in the opinion of the state agency or the child-placing agency, the best interests of the deprived child require such release, or the best interests of the delinquent child or the child in need of supervision, consistent with the state's interest in the protection of the public, require such release pursuant to the Oklahoma Foster Care and Out-of-Home Placement Act; and
   7. 7. Such other information required by the state agency and the child-placing agency.

2. B. The state agency shall provide the following information to the foster parents, along with a copy of the written agreement required pursuant to subsection A of this section:

   1. 1. The name, title, and telephone number of the case worker, the case worker's supervisor, and the contact within the state agency central office, or the name of the contact person within the child-placing agency;
   2. 2. A copy of the grievance procedure established by the state agency or the child placing agency pursuant to the Oklahoma Foster Care and Out-of-Home Placement Act;
   3. 3. The name and telephone number of any foster parent association in the county of residence of the foster parent;
   4. 4. For foster parents of deprived children, the name and telephone number of any postadjudicatory review board established in the county of residence of the foster parent or the nearest postadjudicatory review board; and
   5. 5. Information detailing the foster parents' ability to submit written reports to the court, or to petition the court directly for review of a decision by the state agency or the child-placing agency to remove a foster child who has been placed with the foster parent, in accordance with the limitations and requirements of Section 8 of this act.

3. C.

   1. 1. In addition to other requirements made pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, each child-placing agency shall maintain supervision of all children placed by the agency in foster placement and shall maintain supervision of and make regular visits to such foster placements.
   2. 2. The child-placing agency shall visit each foster placement no less than once every month.
   3. 3. The child-placing agency shall prepare and maintain a written report of its findings for each visit.

   4. 4.

      1. a. A complete written review of the placement, well-being and progress of any foster child in foster care with a child-placing agency shall be made by the child-placing agency as required by the state agency with which the child-placing agency has a contract.
      2. b. If a child-placing agency is providing foster care services for a child pursuant to a written agreement or contract with the parents or guardian of a child, the child-placing agency shall provide a copy of the written review to the parents or guardian of the child. The written agreement or contract shall specify how often the review shall be conducted.

Added by Laws 1996, HB 2960, c. 353, § 6, eff. November 1, 1996.