Tag - Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Provider Alert!
23Oct

Provider Alert! 2023-24 RSV Season Updates

Date: October 23, 2023 Attention: All Providers Please note: This Provider Alert will be continuously updated as new regions are opened or closed. Please check back on this alert for updates. Attention Primary Care Providers: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasons is here. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV and need hospitalization. It is important to...

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Provider Alert!
18Oct

Provider Alert! RSV Fall/Winter Traditional Season Regional Changes Begin October 17

Date: October 17, 2022 Attention: All Providers  Effective Date: October 17, 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: Traditional Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season is here. Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to let providers know that effective October 17, 2022, the Texas...

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Provider Alert!
07Oct

Provider Alert!Criteria Changes for Subsequent Dosing of Palivizumab (Synagis) with Fall/Winter Traditional Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season

Date: October 5, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: Fall/Winter traditional RSV season   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 Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that Palivizumab (Synagis) prior approval criteria will change for subsequent dosing with Fall/Winter traditional Respiratory...

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Provider Alert!
13Sep

Provider Alert! RSV Summer Season Changes Begin September 1

Date: September 13, 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. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will close the 2022 Respiratory Syncytial Virus...

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Provider Alert!
15Jun

Provider Alert! Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prophylaxis Season Reopening in All Regions

Date: June 15, 2022 Attention: All Providers Subject: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prophylaxis Season Reopening in All Regions Effective Date: June 1, 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that the Health and Human Services Commission...

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Provider Alert!
28Jan

Provider Alert! Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Season Ends February 1st

Date: January 28, 2022 Attention: Primary care providers Effective Date: February 1, 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: HHSC will close the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season in all regions on February 1st, 2022. The 2021-22 traditional RSV season began on October 1, 2021,...

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Provider Alert!
26Jul

Provider Alert! 2021-2022 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season Now Open in all Regions

Date: July 23, 2021 Attention: All Providers Treatment start date: June 21, 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. **This notice may be updated as new regions are opened or closed Call to action: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity has been highly unusual during the 2020-21 season. Initially,...

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