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Provider Alert!

Provider Alert! Diabetic Equipment and Supplies-Home Health Policy & Monitoring Update

Date: December 22, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective date: February 1, 2024 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to make providers aware that the Diabetic Equipment and Supplies-Home Health Policy has been updated effective February 1, 2024, to address the following changes: Changes in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) client eligibility Prior authorization Follow up visits after initiating CGM utilization Removing the requirement to provide the make and model of the CGM on the Home Health Services (Title XIX) DME/Medical Supplies Physician Order Form How...

Provider Alert!

Provider Alert! Diabetic Equipment and Supplies Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid

Date: December 17, 2021 Attention: Endocrinologists and Primary Care Providers Effective Date: September 1, 2021 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: New information updated December 17, 2021 with an effective date of September 1, 2021, Diabetic equipment and supplies procedure code A9276 sensor...