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OKDHS Home > Library > Policy > OAC 340 > Chapter 75. Child Welfare > 19. Working With Indian Children > 16. Review of records by the child's tribe or Secretary of the Interior
340:75-19-16. Review of records by the child's tribe or Secretary of the Interior
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Revised 6-1-07

 

(a) The Children and Family Services Division (CFSD) is the established location for the review, by the child's tribe or the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), of records of Indian children in state custody or under state supervision.  CFSD may designate the local office as the review site.

(b) The records of any Indian child in foster care, pre-adoptive, or adoptive placement are made available for review within seven days of the request by the child's tribe or the Secretary, and the review must occur within seven days of the request.  • 1

(c) The records include all reports of the Child Welfare (CW) worker, including a summary of the efforts to rehabilitate the parents of the Indian child, a list of the names and addresses of families and tribally approved homes that were contacted and considered for placement, and a statement of the reason for the final placement decision.

 

INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:75-19-16

 

Revised 6-1-07

 

1.   Records review request.

(1) The county office immediately notifies the Children and Family Services Division (CFSD) tribal coordinator of any request by the child's tribe or the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to review the records of an Indian child.

(2) The CFSD tribal coordinator, in consultation with the local county, decides whether the records are reviewed at State Office (S.O.) or the local office, and notifies the requesting tribe or Secretary of the date and location of the review. 

(A) If the records are reviewed at the local office, the CFSD tribal coordinator travels to the local office for the review. 

(B) If the review occurs at S.O., the Child Welfare (CW) worker brings the case record to S.O. and is present at the review.

 
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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
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