Provider Alert! Reminder: Targeted Case Management Code T1017 Requires Prior Authorization

Provider Alert!

Provider Alert! Reminder: Targeted Case Management Code T1017 Requires Prior Authorization

Date: June 22, 2021

Attention: Primary Care Providers and Behavioral Health Providers

Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event.

Call to action: As a reminder, Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) requires a prior authorization for Targeted Case Management, Code T1017.

How this impacts providers: Standard Prior Authorization Form

Behavioral Health Services Fax Line – 832-825-8767 or Toll-Free 1-844-291-7505

Next steps for providers: Providers should remind their staff of this prior authorization requirement.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts, log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.

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