10-7108.

§10-7108.


    A.  As soon as possible after initiating an investigation of a
parent or other person having responsibility for the health or safety
of the child pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Abuse Reporting and
Prevention Act, the child protective services worker shall provide to
the parent or person a brief and easily understood written
description of the investigation process.  Such notice shall include:
    1.  A statement that the investigation is being undertaken by the
Department of Human Services pursuant to the requirements of the
Oklahoma Child Abuse Reporting and Prevention Act in response to a
report of child abuse or neglect;
    2.  A statement that the identity of the person who reported the
incident of abuse is confidential and may not even be known to the
Department since the report could have been made anonymously;
    3.  A statement that the investigation is required by law to be
conducted in order to enable the Department of Human Services to
identify incidents of abuse or neglect in order to provide protective
or preventive social services to families who are in need of such
services;
    4.  A statement that, upon completion of the investigation, the
parent or other person will receive a letter from the Department
which will inform such parent or other person:
         a.   that the Department has found insufficient evidence of
              abuse or neglect, or
         b.   that there appears to be probable cause to suspect the
              existence of child abuse or neglect in the judgment of
              the Department;
    5.  An explanation of the procedures of the Department of Human
Services for conducting an investigation of alleged child abuse or
neglect, including:
         a.   a description of the circumstances under which the
              Department would seek to remove the child from the home
              through the judicial system, and
         b.   an explanation that the law requires the Department to
              refer all reports of alleged criminal child abuse or
              neglect to a law enforcement agency for a separate
              determination of whether a criminal violation occurred;
    6.  The procedures to follow if there is a complaint regarding
the actions of the Department or to request a review of the findings
made by the Department during or at the conclusion of the
investigation;
    7.  The person's right to review all records filed with the court
concerning the investigation, provided the review shall not include
the name of the person who filed the report specified in Section 7103
of this title, and provided the review would not jeopardize an
ongoing criminal investigation or adjudicatory hearing;
    8.  The person's right to seek legal counsel;
    9.  References to the statutory and regulatory provisions
governing child abuse and neglect and how the person may obtain
copies of those provisions; and
    10.  The process the person may use to acquire access to the
child if the child is removed from the home.
    B.  If the Department determines that a family assessment may be
needed, the Department shall, at the time of the initial contact,
provide the parent of the child with the following information:
    1.  The purpose of the contact with the family;
    2.  The name of the child protective services worker responding
and such person's office telephone number; and
    3.  The assessment process to be followed during the Department's
intervention with the family including the possibility that the
family may be referred for prevention or intervention-related
services and that the family may be expected to participate in such
services.