Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-13-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 612:1-13-4 - Dissemination of rules

The Department will inform all employees, clients, applicants and the general public that all services, any and all other benefits under its program are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. The methods of disseminating policy include (1) - (7) of this Section.

(1) Written notice on all application and admission forms.

(2) A nondiscrimination statement on all invoices, financial transaction forms, contracts and agreements, business communications, and other related documentation.

(3) A statement in all brochures and pamphlets which are distributed to beneficiaries, applicants, and the public on the Department's policy of nondiscrimination.

(4) Official posters for distribution to vendors or recipients, to be placed in prominent public places.

(5) Information to the general public on its right to file complaints, and the addresses of the Department and the Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, to which complaints may be sent.

(6) In areas where there are significant numbers of non-English speaking minorities, the Department will communicate its policy, including complaint rights, in the appropriate languages.

(7) For persons with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills, the Department will provide appropriate auxiliary aids where necessary to afford such persons an equal opportunity to learn of its policies or to benefit from its programs or services.

Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-13-4

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4607, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015