SECTION 340:75-16-35. Responsibilities of the inpatient behavioral health services Child Welfare (CW) facility liaison  


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  • (a)   A CW specialist from the Child Welfare Services (CWS) Specialized Placements and Partnerships Unit is assigned to each CWS contracted inpatient behavioral health service facility.
    (b)   The CW facility liaison responsibilities include:
    (1)   assessing and ensuring the safety of children receiving acute and residential behavioral health services per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:75-11-239;
    (2)   having on-site interaction with the child at the inpatient behavioral health service facility; and
    (3)   immediately notifying the child's assigned CW specialist when the child is absent from the facility without permission. The child's CW specialist follows protocol and completes runaway notifications, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:75-6-48.3.
[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1044, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 477, eff 2-29-16 (emergency); Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1550, eff 9-15-17]