Oklahoma § 10-620.4 - Contents of rules and procedures

§ 10-620.4. Contents of rules and procedures

A. The rules promulgated and the procedures and forms adopted

pursuant to this act shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Provision for the maintenance, transfer and release of

confidential information;

2. Compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and

regulations regarding the transfer and release of confidential

information;

3. If not otherwise specifically limited by law, authorization

for the transfer or release of confidential information only

pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection, a court order or an

informed consent for the transfer or release of said information

that has been executed by:

a.

the parent or guardian of the child or other person

authorized by state or federal law to execute said

consent, if the subject of the confidential

information is a child, or

b.

the individual who is the subject of said confidential

information or other person authorized by law to

execute said consent on his behalf, if the subject of

the confidential information is an adult;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children

4. Establishment of a uniform informed consent form and uniform

procedures for obtaining informed consents, which shall include, but

not be limited to, information which shall be provided to a person

executing an informed consent prior to such execution;

5. Establishment of uniform procedures for authorizing access

to confidential information for the purpose of gathering statistical

information or conducting studies or research as otherwise

authorized by law;

6. Establishment of uniform charges, if any, for the costs of

copying and mailing records;

7. Provision for the maintenance of the confidentiality of

information by persons and agencies receiving confidential

information; and

8. Compliance with the provisions of the Administrative

Procedures Act.

B. The uniform rules may include special rules for particular

programs which are subject to federal rules.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 330, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.