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OKDHS:2-1-33. Administrative leave

Revised 1-18-23

(a) Per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 260:25-15-50 and OKDHS:2-15-52, an employee may be placed on paid administrative leave as a cooling off period to defuse a potentially violent occurrence in the workplace. 

(b) An employee's time on administrative leave under this Section must not exceed 32 hours in any 12 month period.

(1) The employee may be assigned work to be performed during administrative leave or may be required to remain available to meet with Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) personnel.

(2) Administrative leave under this Section is not accrued or accumulated, and is not charged to annual leave or sick leave.

(3) A record of the employee's hours of leave granted under this Section is kept separate from the employee's personnel files.

(4) OKDHS reports the number of paid, administrative leave hours granted under this Section to the Human Capital Management Division (HCM) as requested.