SECTION 340:75-3-140. Child Abuse and Neglect Information System (CANIS) also known as KIDS

(a)   Legal Base for KIDS. The Child Abuse and Neglect Information System, also known as KIDS, is a permanent, computerized record-keeping system maintained by Child Welfare Services, per Section 1-2-108 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes (10A O.S. § 1-2-108) that requires the maintenance of all reports of child abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect made pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Children's Code. Only authorized Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) staff may inquire and report to the information system.

(b)   DHS may charge a fee, up to $35.00, for each CANIS search conducted for a prospective guardian of a child not in DHS custody and all other household members 18 years of age and older. The court receives a background check for a prospective guardian and all other household members 18 years of age and older, consisting of a review of a national fingerprint-based criminal background check, a search of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections' files maintained per the Sex Offenders Registration Act, and a search of the child abuse and neglect information system maintained for review by authorized entities by the DHS, per 30 O.S. § 2-101.

(c)   A CANIS search is conducted by DHS for any person making application to become a court-appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteer or to be employed by the local CASA program, per 10A O.S. § 1-8-102.

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 340:75-3-7 at 30 Ok Reg 389, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1856, eff 9-16-19; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1850, eff 9-15-20]