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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 130. Cerebral Palsy Commission |
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Chapter 12. Administrative Procedures |
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Subchapter 5. Leaving the Center |
SECTION 130:12-5-6. Abandonment
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- (a) If a parent or legal guardian fails to pick up a patient at discharge, and after reasonable efforts have been made to contact the parent or guardian, the Center will consider the patient abandoned and immediately contact the Cleveland County District Attorney's Office and the Child Welfare Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. The Center will also immediately send written notice to the parent or guardian informing him/her of the abandonment and actions taken by the Center.(b) The patient shall be allowed to remain at the Center temporarily while placement is arranged by the Department of Human Services. In the event the patient requires immediate medical services, Center personnel shall request the Department of Human Services to take all prudent action to have the patient placed in temporary emergency custody to allow medical services to be provided.(c) The status of a patient abandoned shall be that of a discharged patient who had remained in residence. The legal guardian of any such patient shall be billed for direct expenses at a flat rate scale for the care of the patient. Such fees shall be due immediately upon billing.(d) In the event the patient is removed from the Center for any reason, the legal guardian shall be prohibited from returning the patient to the Center, unless the patient is subsequently placed in DHS custody and may be considered for inpatient status pursuant to 130:12-3-7.