Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 411.447

(a) A local correctional facility as defined in ORS 169.005;

(b) A Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS 421.005; or

(c) A youth correction facility as defined in ORS 162.135.

(4)(a) A designee of a correctional facility may apply for medical assistance on behalf of a person, while the person is residing in the correctional facility, for the purpose of establishing eligibility for medical assistance upon the person's release from the correctional facility or during a period of hospitalization that will occur outside of the correctional facility.

(b) The designee may obtain information necessary to determine eligibility for medical assistance, including the person's Social Security number or information that is not otherwise subject to disclosure under ORS 411.320 or 413.175. The information obtained under this paragraph may be used only for the purpose of assisting the person in applying for medical assistance and may not be redisclosed without the person's authorization.

(c) If the person is determined eligible for medical assistance, the effective date of the person's medical assistance shall be the date the person is released from the correctional facility or the date the person begins the period of hospitalization outside of the correctional facility.