SECTION 310:528-1-3. Services

(a)   Services will be provided by a public health nurse in the home of the Children First Mother unless the Children First Mother requests that the services be provided in a different location.

(b)   Services include limited maternal and child health assessments; child development assessments; parenting education; health, safety and nutrition education; appropriate referrals to services such as primary health care, family planning, mental health services, job training, literacy services, employment opportunities, housing, and substance abuse treatment.

(c)   Services will be made available without requirement for legal residence, age, sex, race, religion, nationality, marital status or pregnancy history.

(d)   Acceptance of services must be voluntary, and individuals must not be subjected to any coercion to receive services.

(e)   Acceptance of services shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for, or receipt of, any other services provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH).

(f)   All information obtained as to personal facts and circumstances of individuals will be held confidential, and shall not be divulged without the individual's written consent, court order, or by request of staff from a District Attorney's Office, a law enforcement official, or the Department of Human Services when conducting a child abuse investigation.

(g)   Services will be prioritized to Children First Mothers whose household income is no greater than 185% of the federal poverty level. No more than 15% of a nurse home visitor's caseload should be above 185% of the federal poverty level.

[Source: Added at 20 Ok Reg 1658, eff 6-12-03; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1410, eff 9-11-20]