Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-7-37.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 340:75-7-37.1 - Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) resource specialist responsibilities

The resource specialist, per Section 1-9-114 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes (10A O.S. § 1-9-114) engages in timely activities designed to recruit, assess, approve, support, re-assess, and retain resource families by working cooperatively with internal and external sources to provide a safe environment while the child in DHS custody is placed in a resource home. The resource specialist's primary responsibility is to locate through diligent efforts safe, appropriate, and preferably kinship, placements for the child in DHS custody, per 10A O.S. § 1-4-204 and, Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-6-85, and to coordinate and cooperate with other child welfare specialists to meet the goals for safe and informed resource homes that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children for whom resource homes are needed, per 10A O.S. § 1-9-114.

Added at 24 Ok Reg 1323, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1282, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 635, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/17/2018