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686 Chapter 3:Processes and procedures • Section 3: Issuance of benefits (07/2026) Protective payment methods include the following: • Payments to authorized representatives • Dual-payee payments • Vendor payments. If the branch is paying an individual’s benefits by vendor payment, all money left over after the individual’s bills are paid are to go to the individual. The branch may not retain leftover money. For information on payment procedure for individuals in a hospital, see 461-165-0120. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-165-0110 — Alternatives to Direct Money Payment 461-165-0010 — Legal Status of Benefit Payments 461-165-0120 — Benefits in an Acute Care Hospital Payment of benefits out of state For all programs except the SNAP and HSD medical programs, send benefits out of state if individuals are absent from Oregon and they establish their intent to return within 60 days. If individuals are detained out of state beyond 60 days for medical reasons, continued eligibility is determined, and the individual is required to provide documentation of the need to remain in the other state. For medical benefits, out-of-state medical expenditures must have prior authorization. For HSD medical programs, an individual can use their Oregon Medicaid/CHIP benefits in another state as long as they remain eligible and if the provider is willing to bill and is contracted with ODHS|OHA. Refer out-of-state medical providers to DMAP for approval and copies of Oregon’s fee schedule so they can accurately bill for medical services provided to the individual. Advise people receiving medical assistance who are temporarily leaving Oregon that they will receive only emergency medical coverage while they are out of state. If the individual needs specific information, contact the “out-of-state” coordinator at OMAP. Individuals who are enrolled with a CCO should contact their respective plan offices for information and/or authorization for out-of-state medical coverage. In the SNAP program, benefits are not sent out of state. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-165-0130 — Payment of benefit out of state Protective payment; general information For OSIPM, REF and TANF, the alternative to direct money payment is protective payment and is part of case