Tag - COVID
10Feb

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes 0164A and 0173A are Now Benefits of Medicaid and CHIP

Date: February 10, 2023  Attention: All Providers Effective date: Dates of service on or after December 8, 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after December...

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07Feb

Provider Alert! Health Plan Staff Will Return to Conducting In-home Visits with Members

Date: February 6, 2023 Attention: All Providers Launch date: February 1, 2023 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan’s, Care Coordination Department is thrilled to announce that our staff will return to conducting face-to-face visits for our STAR Kids members in...

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02Feb

Provider Alert! Update to Texas Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Procedure Code Q0222 for the Treatment of COVID-19

Date: February 2, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective date: August 15, 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 August 15, 2022, payment allowance was added for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Q0222 Injection, Bebtelovimab, 175 mg claims. How this impacts providers: On November 30, 2022, the...

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01Feb

Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW) COVID-19 Flexibilities

Date: February 1, 2023 Attention: All 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to make providers aware of direction from Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regarding the Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women...

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30Jan

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

Date: January 30, 2023       Attention: All Providers Effective Date: January 30, 2023 The content in this message will remain in effect through April 30, 2023 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...

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20Jan

Younger Age Groups Now Eligible For Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccines

Date: January 13, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective date: December 8, 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers of the recent changes to the eligible age groups for booster vaccines. On December 8, 2022,...

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21Dec

Provider Alert! Genabio COVID-19 At-Home Test Kit Added to Formulary

Date: December 21, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: November 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: Effective November 21, 2022, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) added two new COVID-19 test kits are available as a reimbursable pharmacy benefit. Genabio is now...

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12Dec

Provider Alert! Date: Guidance on Appeals and Fair Hearing Requests due to COVID-19

Date: November 30, 2022 Attention: All providers Effective Date: November 21, 2022 The content in this message will remain in effect through January 31, 2023 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). 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 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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06Dec

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Disaster Declaration – ALERT #5 – Prior Authorization Adjustments

Date: November 30, 2022   Attention: All ProvidersEffective Date: November 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. The Prior Authorization Adjustments listed here are extended until January 31, 2023. This COVID-19 Disaster Declaration extension does NOT apply to 90-day authorizations. As of January 1, 2021, 90-day...

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05Dec

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

Date: November 30, 2022              Attention: All Providers Effective Date: November 21, 2022 The content in this message will remain in effect through January 31, 2023 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...

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