Library: Policy

340:110-5-4. License

Revised 11-1-20

Request for license is submitted on Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) provided forms.A license to operate a child‑placing agency is granted when the agency meets minimum requirements for child-placing agencies.The license is not transferable and is posted prominently in the facility including the denial or revocation notice, when applicable.The agency does not operate until DHS permission is obtained.Per the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, Section 405.3 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes (10 O.S. § 405.3), persons identified as registrants on the Restricted Registry are prohibited from:

(1) licensure as a child care program;

(2) ownership of a child care program;

(3) employment in a child care program;

(4) having unsupervised access to children; and/or

(5) residing in a child care facility.