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Oklahoma Benefit Information System Overview - OKBIS

 

Image of the Oklahoma State Flag. The flag prominently displays an Osage warrior's shield made from buffalo hide and decorated with seven eagle feathers hanging from the lower edge. The shield is centered on a field of blue borrowed from the blue flag that Choctaw soldiers carried during the Civil War. This flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The shield is decorated with six white crosses (Native American signs for stars) representing high ideals. Superimposed over the shield are symbols of peace and unity from the cultures of the Native American and European-American settlers in the territory; the calumet or ceremonial peace pipe and the olive branch. The flag design was revisited in 1941. The state name 'OKLAHOMA' was ammended to the 1925 design and is displayed in white letters below the shield. This change was not popular in some circles as it was felt that the design of the Oklahoma State Flag was significantly unique without this reminder. In 1988, the Oklahoma State Legislature again addressed the design of the state flag. Variations in color among manufacturers did not properly align with the spirit of the design and the 41st Oklahoma Legislature voted to rectify this. The flag was adopted in 1925, and amended in 1941 and 1988.

 

The Oklahoma Benefit Information System (OKBIS) provides information about benefits available in Oklahoma. It covers disability, employment, health, welfare and other benefits, attempting to describe as simply as possible the various eligibility rules and the rules for calculating benefit amounts.

If you are using this Help/Information System on the Internet, click the "Show Navigation" link at the upper left corner of this screen to reveal the Contents, Index, and Search features. Also see Using the Help/Information System On The Web for additional features and operational information.

Much of the information is drawn from the Department of Human Service's (DHS's) Policy Online. References to OAC 340 and OAC 317 refer to regulations that can be found online at http://www.okdhs.org/library/policy/

We have attempted to simplify and explain those policies; in doing so we may have left out rarely needed information that is nonetheless important in your particular situation.

IMPORTANT: Before acting on any information contained in OKBIS, you should check with a representative of the applicable agency to ensure that your actions will have the results you intend.

Note that Oklahoma provides its eligibility and benefit payments schedules in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat installed in order to see those schedules. See Adobe Acrobat Reader - Oklahoma for information on downloading Acrobat if you don't already have it installed on your machine.

Here are links to the various Oklahoma benefits covered in OKBIS:

Aging Services

Child Care Assistance

Developmental Disabilities (DD) Services

Health Care Programs

Home and Community Based Waiver

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

SSI Disabled Child Program

State Supplemental Payments

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Veterans Benefits

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

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