Tribe: The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
§ 1–809. Child in need of treatment; disposition
A.
The CFSA may provide for the care of a child adjudicated to be a child in
need of treatment who is in the custody of the CFSA:
1.
In the home of the child, the home of a relative of the child, a foster
home, a group home, a transitional living program, an independent living
program or in any other community based child care facility under the
jurisdiction or licensor of the State of Oklahoma or the CFSA appropriate for
the care of the child and shall provide for the outpatient care and treatment of
the child; or
2.
The CFSA may place a child in need of treatment and found by a Court to
be eligible to receive inpatient care and treatment in a treatment center
operated by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, another Tribe or the State of
Oklahoma, Indian Health Service or other public or private mental health
facility. The CFSA shall establish a system for the regular review by a qualified
mental health professional, at intervals of not more than sixty (60) days, of the
case of each child in need of treatment in the custody of the CFSA and
receiving inpatient care and treatment to determine whether or not continued
inpatient treatment is required and appropriate for the child. When such child
no longer requires inpatient care and treatment in a mental health treatment
facility, the CFSA shall place the child as provided in paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
B. In providing for the outpatient care and the treatment of children in its
custody who have been adjudicated in need of treatment, the Department of
Human Services shall utilize to the maximum extent possible and appropriate
the services available through state or Tribal guidance centers, substance abuse
programs and community-based private nonprofit agencies and organizations.
C.
Nothing contained in this section shall be interpreted to require the
CFSA to place a child found by a Court to be eligible for inpatient mental
health treatment in a mental health facility when the CFSA determines that such placement is inappropriate or unnecessary for the treatment needs of the
child.