Tag - ECI

Provider Alert!
18Apr

Provider Alert! Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and Telehealth Services are not required to Use EVV

Date: April 17, 2024 Attention: Early Childhood Intervention and Telehealth Service Providers Effective date: January 1, 2024 Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to inform applicable service providers that Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and home health services delivered via Telehealth are not required to use EVV for dates of service on or after January 1, 2024. Background: The Cures Act required states to implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Medicaid home health care services (HHCS) by Jan. 1, 2023. However, in...

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Provider Alert!
13Jul

Provider Alert! Reminder: Federal Entitlement to Medicaid and Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services

Date: July 12, 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 remind providers of the Medicaid beneficiary rights regarding access to similar services from more than one provider type. This includes Early Childhood...

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Provider Alert!
06Apr

Provider Alert! Attention: Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Providers

Attention: Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Providers Effective Date: April 3, 2020 Call to action: In accordance with guidance from Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), providers must use the associated benefit code when submitting claims. How this impacts providers: Changes in billing practices may be required if there are claim denials. Next steps for providers: Billing reminders: Providers should ensure that their claims submissions include their benefit code per TMHP guidelines. If the taxonomy code is attested to a benefit code, the benefit code should be...

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