Tag - COVID-19
02Jun

Provider Alert! Booster Dose Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults Added to the Formulary

Date: May 31, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: May 13, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under an emergency use authorization (EUA), authorized the...

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20May

Provider Alert! New COVID 19 Diagnosis Codes and Inpatient ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes

Date: May 17, 2022 Attention: All Providers               Effective date: April 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to...

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13May

Provider Alert! Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Update

Date: May 13, 2022 Attention: Providers Effective Date: March 29, 2022 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: On March 29, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. How this impacts providers:...

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10May

Provider Alert! Date: Temporary Flexibilities for Nutritional Counseling and Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Checkups Will End When Public Health Emergency Ends

Date: May 5, 2022 Attention: All Providers Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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: The purpose of this communication is to inform providers of the upcoming changes for the temporary flexibilities that have been allowed during the public health emergency (PHE) regarding nutritional counseling...

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10May

Provider Alert! Updated Age Range for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Code M0201

Date: May 4, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: Dates of service on or after October 29, 2021 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for...

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27Apr

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Procedure Code S8301 Reimbursement Documentation Reminder

Date: April 25, 2022 Attention: All Providers Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal claims unless denied...

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04Apr

Provider Alert! CHIP co-pays waived for office visits in response to COVID-19

Date: March 29, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: March 29, 2022 The content in this message will remain in effect through April 30, 2022 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. TCHP COVID-19 Utilization Management Procedure and provider alerts can be found here: http://www.thecheckup.org/provider-alerts/ 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...

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21Mar

Provider Alert! Update to COVID-19 Testing Billing, Modifier QW

Date: March 21, 2022 Attention: Primary Care Providers Effective Date: January 3, 2022 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. Regarding system configuration updates, TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, due to volume, please allow up to sixty (60) business days...

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03Mar

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Drug Veklury (Remdesivir) is a covered benefit for Medicaid and CHIP clients

Date: March 3, 2022 Attention: Providers Effective Date: January 21, 2022 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: Beginning January 21, 2022, Veklury (J0248) is a covered benefit for Medicaid and CHIP clients when used in an outpatient setting. How this impacts providers: On January 21,...

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10Feb

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Code 0073A is now a Benefit

Date: February 9 , 2022  Attention: All Providers    Effective date: January 3, 2022 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: Effective for dates of service on or after January 3, 2022, COVID-19 vaccine administration code 0073A is a benefit of Medicaid and CHIP...

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