Children; providing access to certain counseling services for foster parents and certain children subject to specified condition. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 187 requires Oklahoma's Department of Human Services to provide foster parents and children living in foster homes (excluding the foster child themselves) with access to six hours annually of free counseling from licensed mental health providers. The counseling services, funded by the state, are optional for participants and cannot be used to penalize or discriminate against foster parents who use them. Providers must meet specific qualifications, including training in the Flash Technique, and the department must inform foster parents about these services before a child is placed in their home. The bill aims to support foster home stability by addressing mental health needs for foster families.