A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a program of foster care for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and in implementing the program of foster care, shall:
- 1. Recruit foster families for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
- 2. Contract with foster parents and child-placing agencies to provide foster care services to children within the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
- 3. Exercise supervision over all foster placements with whom the Office of Juvenile Affairs has a contract for foster care services;
- 4. Establish rules and standards for providing foster care services in addition to those required by the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act;
- 5. Require initial and ongoing foster parent training and education programs; and
- 6. Establish a grievance procedure in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs, including a statement of foster parent rights, for foster parents with whom the Office of Juvenile Affairs contracts.
- B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall not be liable for any costs or expenses expended voluntarily by a foster parent for a foster child which are in excess of the funds authorized for providing foster care services to the foster child.
Laws 2013, SB 200, c. 129, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2013.