Provider Alert! Credentialing reminder for PCPs Administering Allergen Immunotherapy Services
Date: August 22, 2023 Attention: Primary Care Providers (PCPs) Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to remind Primary Care Providers (PCPs) of the credentialing requirement when administering allergen immunotherapy services. How this impacts providers: Allergy testing and injections will be reimbursed only for PCPs who are credentialed as allergy specialists. An allergist / immunologist (commonly referred to as an allergist) is a physician specially trained to diagnose, treat and manage allergies, asthma and immunologic disorders including primary immunodeficiency disorders. TCHP...
