Monthly Archives - April 2022
27Apr

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Procedure Code S8301 Reimbursement Documentation Reminder

Date: April 25, 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal claims unless denied...

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27Apr

Provider Alert! Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Visit Maintenance Unlock Request (VMUR) Updates

Date: April 25, 2022 Attention: STAR Kids Providers/Personal Care Services & FMSA Providers Effective date: May 2, 2022 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has updated the...

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27Apr

Provider Alert! HHSC to Request Extension of EVV Cures Act Home Health Care Services Implementation to January 1, 2024

Date: April 26, 2022 Attention: Personal Care Services, Financial Management Services Agencies and CDS employers 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: To update our provider network, federal law requires states to implement Electronic Visit Verification for Medicaid home health care services...

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22Apr

Provider Alert! Provider Portal Provides Instant Access to Claims and Member Information

Date: April 22, 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal claims unless denied...

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21Apr

Provider Alert! MCO Compliance with H.B. 2822 provisions related to PA for Antipsychotic Drugs Required by May 20

Date: April 21, 2022 Attention: Behavioral Health Providers Effective Date: May 20, 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: Managed care contracts require MCOs to comply with Texas Government Code § 531.073 under the section titled “Compliance with State and Federal Prior Authorization Requirements”...

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20Apr

Provider Alert! STAR Kids Long-Term Services and Supports Billing Matrix Revisions

Date: April 14, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: September 1, 2022 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required...

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12Apr

Provider Alert! March 2022 Specialty Drug List Available

Date: April 7, 2022 Attention: Providers Effective Date: March 31, 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 March 2022 Biannual Specialty Drug List is now available from the Vendor Drug Program Website. How this impacts providers: A drug must meet all four of the...

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12Apr

Provider Alert! Texas Health Steps Quick Reference Guide Updated for March 2022

Date: April 7, 2022 Attention: Primary Care 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal claims...

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12Apr

Provider Alert! Benefit Criteria for Evoked Response Tests and Neuromuscular Procedures Update

Date: April 7, 2022 Attention: Neurologists Effective date: March 1, 2022 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to...

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12Apr

Provider Alert! Update to Prostate Procedures for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benefit Criteria

Date: April 7, 2022 Attention: Urologists Effective date: October 1, 2021 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to...

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