Oklahoma § 10-1116.3 - Advisory status of review boards - Duties and

§ 10-1116.3. Advisory status of review boards - Duties and

responsibilities.

A. Postadjudication review boards shall function in an advisory

capacity to the district court.

The duties of a review board shall be to:

1. Review the case of every adjudicated deprived child at least

once every six (6) months and submit to the court within ten (10)

days of any review hearing its findings and recommendations.

a.

Such review shall include, but not be limited to,

consideration and evaluation of:

(1) the appropriateness of the goals and objectives

of the treatment and service plan,

(2) the appropriateness and timeliness of the goals

and objectives of the permanency plan, and

(3) the appropriateness of the services provided to

the child, and to the parent, stepparent, or

other adult living in the home of the child, or

legal guardian, or custodian.

b.

Reviews of cases and reports to the court shall be

scheduled to ensure that the court receives the

findings and recommendations of the review board prior

to each regularly scheduled six-month review of the

case by the court;

2. Review the case of every child alleged to be deprived and

held in an out-of-home placement six (6) months after removal and

every six (6) months thereafter until adjudication occurs or the

child is released from out-of-home placement and submit to the court

within ten (10) days of any scheduled hearing its findings and

recommendations. Such review shall include, but not be limited to,

consideration and evaluation of:

a.

whether the continued out-of-home placement is in the

best interests of the child,

b.

the appropriateness of the placement, and

c.

in the absence of a court-ordered treatment and

service plan, the appropriateness of the services

provided to the child and any family members or other

adult living in the home of the child;

3. Review the case of every child adjudicated deprived pursuant

to the laws of another state or territory, when the child is

currently residing in Oklahoma and the Department of Human Services

has been notified of the change of residence by the other state or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children

territory and has agreed to provide services to the child pursuant

to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children or other

agreement concerning the child. The Department shall notify the

proper review board of the location of the child and shall provide

such review board with information received from the other state

concerning the child and any reports made by the Department

concerning the child. The review board shall report its findings to

the Department and may report such findings to the agency or court

in the state having jurisdiction for the custody of the child. The

child and the custodian of the child may be present at the review

board’s meeting regarding the child;

4. If approved by the court, review the case of any juvenile

adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision. Such review shall

include, but not be limited to, consideration and evaluation of:

a.

the appropriateness of the placement,

b.

the appropriateness of the services provided to the

child and any family members or other adult living in

the home of the child, and

c.

the appropriateness of the goals and objectives of the

treatment and service plan; and

5. Forward copies of the findings and recommendations of the

review board to the court having jurisdiction of the case, the

parent or legal guardian, attorney representing the child, agency

supervising the case or legal custodian of the child and to any

other party as determined by the court. It shall be the duty of the

court clerk to ensure that all documents filed pertaining to the

case of an adjudicated child are properly noted and affixed in the

file of the child prior to the commencement of the review process by

the review board. The bailiff or bailiffs of the judges having

juvenile docket responsibility within the district shall transmit

the information necessary for the case reviews to the review board

for that district.

B. The review board’s report of its findings and

recommendations shall be admitted into evidence in any dispositional

hearing, and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative

value, even though not competent for purposes of an adjudicatory

hearing.

C. A review board may solicit the attendance at its meetings of

persons known to the board with information concerning the case of

any child subject to its review. However, no employee of the Office

of Juvenile Affairs shall be required to attend a review board

meeting.

D. It shall be the duty of the court having jurisdiction of the

case to acknowledge the receipt of the recommendations of the review

board.

E. A review board member may attend any court hearing

concerning the case of any child subject to review by the board.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children

Added by Laws 1981, c. 289, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1981. Amended by Laws

1983, c. 113, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1989, c. 339, § 3, emerg.

eff. June 2, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 296, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws

1992, c. 39, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 72, § 2, eff.

July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 195, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws

1996, c. 247, § 4, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 416, § 6, eff.

Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 396, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999;

Laws 2002, c. 445, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2024, c. 347, § 8,

emerg. eff. May 28, 2024.