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Provider Alert!

Provider Alert! CME Reminder: Opioid use disorder in Pregnancy- Screening, Intervention and Referral

Date: October 3, 2023 Attention: All Providers Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to remind providers that our current CME course, Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy – Screening, Intervention and Referral learning opportunity is still available and you have time to obtain credit for the 2023 year. Take advantage to learn screening brief intervention and referral (SBIRT) skills and review Eat Sleep Console (ESC) method to reduce the negative impact of Prenatal Opioid Use Disorders on women, children...

Texas Children’s Health Plan reimburses substance use screening

SBIRT stands for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment.  Texas Children’s Health Plan reimburses for SBIRT services for all patients 10 and older. Screening can be completed by physicians, registered nurses (RNs), advanced practice nurses (APRN), physician assistants (PA), psychologists, licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed professional counselors (LPC), certified nurse midwives (CNM), outpatient hospitals, federally qualified health centers (FQHC), and rural health clinics. A recent survey of pediatricians found that only a minority of pediatricians used validated screening tools...