Oklahoma § 10-175.10 - Applications for crippled children's services

§ 10-175.10. Applications for crippled children's services

(a) Applications for crippled children's services on behalf of a

child may be made directly to the Commission by a court, by a county

welfare director, or by a parent, physician, osteopath, dentist,

county health official, child welfare worker or consultant, or by

any other interested person or agency. The Director on behalf of

the Commission may accept or reject any such application. Upon

acceptance of an application, the Director on behalf of the

Commission shall determine the extent of eligibility for care in

accordance with the provisions of this Act; provided, that nothing

in this Section shall interfere with the administration and

operation of emergency plans and procedures as authorized in Section

175.5, subsection (h), of this Title.

(b) The Commission may collect in whole or in part reimbursement

from the parent or other person or volunteer agency for services

provided for the child, provided that no child shall be denied

services because of financial inability on the part of the family or

legal guardian.

(c) Any charges for services provided by the Commission under

authority granted by this Act based upon application made by the

county welfare director becomes payable to the Commission in whole

or in part from the respective children's budget account, provided

for in Section 175.11 of this Title. Collections shall be based

upon terms agreed upon by the Commission and the respective county

welfare director.

(d) Any charges for services provided by the Commission under

authority granted by this Act based upon application made by a

county welfare director that are not reimbursed from the County

Crippled Children's Budget Account and any charges for services

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children

provided by the Commission upon application made by a child welfare

worker of the Department of Public Welfare become payable from the

sums allocated and appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the

provisions of this Act, upon certification and approval of the

claims by the Director.

Added by Laws 1959, p. 32, § 10. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 414, § 7,

emerg. eff. Jan. 13, 1969.