Section 7204 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes directs Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) to establish a statewide toll-free foster parent hotline to provide information related to foster care services and a means to report allegations of foster parent's rights violations.  The hotline is accessed by calling 1-800-376-9729.

• (1) Foster care general information or concerns.  The hotline may be contacted when a:
  • (A) person needs general information regarding foster care policy or procedures; or
  • (B) foster parent does not feel his or her specific concerns have been addressed by the county
• (2) Foster parent's rights violation.  When a foster parent believes his or her rights have been violated, the hotline call is directed to OKDHS Office of Client Advocacy, which initiates investigations regarding allegations that an employee of OKDHS or a child-placing agency has:
  • (A) threatened a foster parent with removal of a child in the foster parent's care;
  • (B) harassed a foster parent;
  • (C) refused to place a child in an approved foster home; or
  • (D) disrupted a child placement as a result of retaliation or discrimination against a foster parent who has:
    • (i) filed a grievance with OKDHS Child Welfare;
    • (ii) provided information to any state official or OKDHS employee; or
    • (iii) testified, assisted, or otherwise participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing against OKDHS or a child-placing agency, per OAC 340:2-3-46.