OAR 413-100-0445: Youth in Detention

(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, an individual held in a county or state juvenile detention facility is ineligible for Child Welfare Title XIX Medicaid or General Assistance medical coverage. (2) An individual held in a county or state juvenile detention facility may be eligible for new or continuation of Child Welfare Title XIX Medicaid or General Assistance medical coverage under the following situations: (a) If the child or young adult is in detention and going back to substitute care. (b) When the child or young adult is in Child Welfare care or custody and will be in a detention facility temporarily. (3) Child Welfare Title XIX Medicaid or General Assistance medical coverage will be closed after adjudication when the child or young adult is placed in the care and custody of the Oregon Youth Authority.