Okla. Admin. Code § 340:75-19-31 - Oklahoma Successful Adulthood (OKSA) program services for youth in tribal or Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) custody
(a)
John H. Chafee Foster Care Program
for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee Program). The Chafee
Program supports states in providing independent living services for both state
and tribal youth in custody, focusing on:
(1)
career planning;
(2) emergency
housing; and
(3)
aftercare.
(b)
Requirements for eligible Indian youth. Federal regulations and
state statues require that eligible youth receive:
(1) an OKSA assessment, which is a
comprehensive evaluation of the youth's readiness for successful adulthood and
identification of the services and supports required for the youth to achieve a
maximum level of self- sufficiency;
(2) an OKSA plan, which describes the
services supports and activities the child welfare specialist and youth
identify as necessary for the youth to transition to independence, and includes
the components required by federal and state statutes;
(3) a judicial determination made at each
dispositional and review hearing as to whether:
(A) the OKSA services needed to assist the
youth in making the transition from custody to self-sufficiency are provided or
are not appropriate;
(B) during the
90-day period immediately prior to a youth's 18th birthday, OKDHS and, as
appropriate, the youth's representatives, are providing the youth with
assistance and support in developing an appropriate personalized transition
plan based upon the youth's input, and as detailed as the youth elects, that
includes specific options regarding:
(i)
housing;
(ii) health
insurance;
(iii)
education;
(iv) local opportunities
for mentors and continuing support services; and
(v) employment supports and
services;
(C) information
is provided to the youth about the importance of designating another individual
to make health care treatment decisions on the youth's behalf if the youth:
(i) becomes unable to participate in his or
her health care decisions; and
(ii)
does not have, or does not want a relative, who would otherwise be authorized
under state or tribal law, to make health care decisions;
and
(D) the youth is
provided with the option of executing a health care power of attorney, health
care proxy, or other similar documents recognized under state or tribal law;
and
(4) a variety of
services, resources, and youth development funds are provided to facilitate
successful transition into adulthood. Each service, resource, and youth
development fund category has distinct eligibility requirements that are found
at Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
340:75-6-110.
(c)
Community contracts. Youth
in tribal custody are eligible for services provided through community
contracts, including educational, vocational, supplemental assistance, resource
materials, teen conferences, OKSA seminars, technical assistance, and training.
The Indian child welfare (ICW) worker enrolls eligible youths at 14 years of
age by contacting the OKSA Program via the OKSA email, oksa@ou.edu.
(d)
Contingency funds.
Contingency funds are designed as supportive services for youths in preparation
for living on their own and for emergencies encountered after leaving care
while learning to live independently. The ICW worker accesses the funds per OAC
340:75-6-110 by contacting the
OKSA Program via the OKSA email, oksa@ou.edu.
(e)
Incentive payment. Youths in
tribal custody are eligible for a one-time monetary incentive payment when
exiting tribal custody from an out-of-home placement to reunification,
adoption, guardianship, or independence. The incentive payment is accessed when
the youth completes an intake and exit interview process with the OKSA
aftercare program by contacting the Yes I Can toll free number at
1-800-397-2945. The KK case remains open when the child in tribal custody is
enrolled in OKSA, is in a non-paid placement, and the case type is changed to
OKSA.
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