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Provider Alert! Cures Act Home Health Care Services: EVV HHCS Service Bill Codes Table Update

Date: March 20, 2023 Attention: STAR Kids Providers/Consumer Directed Services employers, and FMSA Providers Effective date: January 1, 2024 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that a new version of the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Home Health Care Services (HHCS) Bill Codes Table has posted. Reference the revision history for information about what was updated. The table is on the EVV 21st Century Cures Act webpage in both Excel and PDF formats. How this impacts providers: EVV...

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Provider Alert! EVV Home Health Care Services (HHCS)- Services Updates and Bill Codes Table Now Available

Date: November 30, 2022 Attention: STAR Kids Providers/Consumer Directed Services employers, and FMSA Providers The updates to the impacted services required to use EVV by January 1, 2024 (PDF) 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 share...

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Provider Alert! Change to Signature Requirements for Title XIX (Medicaid) Home Health Services

Date: October 27, 2022 Attention: Home Health Providers Effective date: September 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: The purpose of this communication is to inform providers that the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has recently adopted rules in alignment...

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Provider Alert! Home Health DME and Supplies Exceptional Circumstances Provision for Medicaid Members 21 years of age and older

Attention: DME Providers Effectvie Date: June 1, 2020 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 aligns with the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) new guidance for Durable Medical equipment (DME) and supplies under exceptional circumstances. Effective June 1, 2020...

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Provider Alert! Positive Pressure Airway (PAP) device guideline

Attention: All Providers Effective Date: June 17, 2020 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: TCHP would like to inform you of recent updates to the guidelines for home health, speech therapy, and positive pressure airway (PAP) devices. Updates include the following: Home health guideline:...