Okla. Admin. Code § 75:15-13-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025
Section 75:15-13-1 - Personnel policies and procedures
(a) The program shall have written policies and procedures governing the conditions of agency employment to include appropriate screening and background inquiries to ensure client safety and confidentiality. Prior to employment all certified programs are required to obtain an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) criminal history name search of employees to also include a search of the registries maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act. At least annually thereafter, all programs are required to conduct a name search of employees against the registries maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.
(b) The agency's policies and procedures shall be accessible to all personnel and each shall be informed of personnel policies and procedures, and any other materials regulating or governing the conditions of their employment.
(c) Written policies and procedures shall ensure personnel are informed of any changes to these afore stated materials.
(d) Compliance with 75:15-13-1 shall be determined by a review of the program's personnel policies and procedures, interviews with staff and volunteers, review of staff meeting minutes and/or other supporting documentation.

Okla. Admin. Code § 75:15-13-1

Transferred from 450:19-13-1 by SB 236 (2005), eff 7-1-05 (Editor's Notice published at 22 Ok Reg 2667); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 339, eff 11-8-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2200, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2508, eff 7-15-07; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1906, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1759, eff 8-11-12
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 23, August 15, 2019, eff. 9/13/2019