All foster grandparent volunteer activities and requests for volunteers 55 years of age or older are recorded and monitored through the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Foster Grandparent Program Office, in accordance with the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (DVSA) of 1973, Public Law (P.L.) 93-113, as stated in the current Foster Grandparent Program Operations Handbook.
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(1) Foster Grandparent Program volunteers provide services to persons younger than age 22.
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(2) Volunteers receive an hourly stipend if total household income is within the National Senior Service Corps (NSSC) guideline.
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(3) Volunteers provide services no more than 2,088 hours per year.
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(4) Volunteers receive all benefits as stipulated in the Corporation for National and Community Service, CNCS Foster Grandparent Program Operations Handbook.
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(5) A background check is completed prior to a potential foster grandparent serving as a volunteer and every three years thereafter. The background check includes:
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(A) the Sex Offender Registry;
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(B) the Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) Community Services Worker Registry;
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(C) an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation name and criminal records history search;
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(D) the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry; and
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(E) a Department of Public Safety history.
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(6) Prior to volunteering and annually thereafter, the foster grandparent must have an OKDHS vendor contract in force for the reimbursement of travel, meals, or stipends if applicable.
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(7) DDSD staff submits monthly expenditure reports to the OKDHS Finance Division federal programs accountant.