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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL, SECTION D D-300 State Residency D-350 Juveniles in the Custody of Division of Youth Services (DYS)
D-350 Juveniles in the Custody of Division of Youth Services (DYS) MS Manual 07/01/2026
Juveniles committed to the custody of the Division of Youth Services may be detained in secure facilities or be placed for treatment in inpatient psychiatric facilities, inpatient medical facilities, residential treatment facilities, emergency shelters, therapeutic group homes or therapeutic foster care. When juveniles in the custody of the Division of Youth Services are placed in juvenile detention centers and other facilities operated primarily for the detention of children who are determined to be delinquent, they are not eligible for a Health Care payment.
When juveniles in the custody of the Division of Youth Services are placed for treatment in inpatient psychiatric facilities, inpatient medical facilities, residential treatment facilities, emergency shelters, therapeutic group homes or therapeutic foster care, they are eligible for a Health Care payment under Medicaid or CHIP. The Division of Youth Services (DYS) and the Division of County Operations have entered into an inter-agency agreement which permits DYS to process and approve Health Care eligibility through Medicaid and CHIP programs for DYS juveniles who have entered treatment facilities or have been released from DYS custody.
D-370 Inmates of Public Institutions MS Manual 07/01/2026
An inmate of a public institution is not eligible for Health Care payment. See exception- MS D-372. Public institution means an institution that is the responsibility of a government unit or over which a governmental unit exercises administrative control.
“Public Institutions” include:
1. Institutions for mental diseases which are hospitals, nursing facilities, or other institutions of more than 16 beds that are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment or care of persons with mental diseases. 2. Institutions for tuberculosis, which are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with tuberculosis.