SECTION 340:75-15-47. Inter-jurisdictional fair hearing

  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) does not deny or delay a child's adoptive placement when an approved adoptive family is available outside of Oklahoma.

(1)   The potential adoptive parent can request a fair hearing when placement by DHS with the approved adoptive family in another state was denied or is unreasonably delayed.

(2)   The out-of-state potential adoptive parent completes and files Form 13MP005E, Resource Family Request for a Fair Hearing, to request a fair hearing, per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-1-12.6(a)(2)(C).

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 2740, eff 4-14-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3067, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2072, eff 6-26-03; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1323, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 635, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1695, eff 9-17-18]