The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Support Services Division Departmental Services Unit (DSU) Records Management Section coordinates, plans, develops, and implements the OKDHS Records Management Program.

• (1) Records management includes all record formats, such as machine-readable tapes and disks, microfilm, audio and video tapes, e-mail, local and wide-area computer networks, electronic files, and paper documents, such as forms, correspondence, and files.
• (2) Records are maintained to:
  • (A) document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of OKDHS; and
  • (B) furnish information that protects the legal and financial rights of OKDHS and of persons directly affected by OKDHS activities.
• (3) Records created or received in the transaction of official business are not destroyed without prior authorization from the Archives and Records Commission via the DSU records management coordinator.