Oklahoma § 56-530.6 - Investigations, examinations, and inspections Authority of state agencies - Confidentiality
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 56-530.6 — Investigations, examinations, and inspections Authority of state agencies - Confidentiality, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-530.6. Investigations, examinations, and inspections Authority of state agencies - Confidentiality
A. The Department of Human Services shall have authority at any
reasonable time to investigate and examine the conditions of any
home which receives and cares for adults with intellectual or
developmental disabilities. The Department shall have authority at
any time to require the home to provide information pertaining to
adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities in its care.
B. The State Department of Health may visit any home at the
request of the Department to advise on matters affecting the health
of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and to
inspect the sanitation of the buildings used for their care.
C. The State Bureau of Investigation and the State Fire Marshal
shall visit any home at the request of the Department to advise on
matters affecting the safety of adults with intellectual or
developmental disabilities and to inspect the condition of the
buildings in which their care is provided.
D. Information obtained by the Department from any home
regarding adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities
shall be deemed confidential, and shall be properly safeguarded, and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons
shall not be accessible to anyone except as herein provided unless
upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 159, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by
Laws 2019, c. 475, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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