Provider Alert! Neonatal Level of Care Designation Updates
Date: August 28, 2018 Attention: All Hospitals Subject: Neonatal Level of Care Designation Updates Effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2018, hospitals enrolled in Texas Medicaid may be reimbursed for inpatient neonatal services only if the hospitals have received a neonatal level of care designation from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in accordance with 25 Texas Administrative Code §§133.181-133.190. Requirements: Hospitals with neonatal units must have a level of care designation. Information on these requirements and an application can...