Library: Policy

OKDHS:2-21-151. Definitions

Revised 5-1-14

     The following words or terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

     "Cost statement" means a statement of the cost of printing and postage that appears in publications issued by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS).

     "Publication" means any informational materials intended for public distribution or required by law that originate in DHS.  This definition includes materials produced with the imprint, by the authority of, or at the total or partial expense of DHS.  The source of the material, format, and method of reproduction do not exempt publications from this definition.  This definition includes publications released by private entities under contract with or supervision of DHS, regardless of funding.  Oklahoma law exempts from this definition:

• (A) news releases;

• (B) state and federal forms;

• (C) draft reports;

• (D) working papers;

• (E) testimony and materials for the Legislature;

• (F) typewritten correspondence;

• (G) interoffice memos;

• (H) special novelty items, such as place cards and badges; and

• (I) policy and procedure manual materials.