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07Dec

Provider Alert! Fee-for-Services (FFS) Telephone (Audio-Only) Telemedicine Services for Non-Behavioral Health Conditions

Date: December 7, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective for dates of service on or after November 1, 2023 Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to offer information about the implementation of a new telemedicine services delivery method for certain non-behavioral health conditions. How this impacts providers: The following office and other outpatient telemedicine services may be provided by synchronous telephone (audio-only) technology for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of non-behavioral health conditions if clinically appropriate and safe, as determined by the...

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14Feb

Provider Alert! COVID-19 UPDATE ALERT #4 – Telemedicine Services – Physicians, BH, FQHC and RHC Providers

Date: February 10, 2023 Attention: All providers  Effective Date: January 30, 2023 The content in this message on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March...

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13Feb

Provider Alert! Telemedicine/Telehealth claims guidance Provider Alert!

Date: February 10, 2023    Attention: All Providers Effective Date: January 30, 2023 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: TCHP supports the delivery of telehealth (non-physician-delivered) and telemedicine distant site services to its members. The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance on...

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Provider Alert!
06Dec

Provider Alert! Telemedicine/Telehealth claims guidance

Date: November 30, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: November 21, 2022 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission.The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March 31, 2022 as announced by the Health...

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06Dec

Provider Alert! COVID-19 UPDATE ALERT #4 – Telemedicine Services – Physicians, BH, FQHC and RHC Providers

Date: November 30, 2022 Attention: All providers Effective Date:November 21, 2022 The content in this message on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March 31,...

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Provider Alert!
22Nov

Provider Alert! Telemedicine/Telehealth claims guidance

Date: November 21, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: October 25, 2022 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March 31, 2022 as announced by the Health...

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22Nov

Provider Alert! COVID-19 UPDATE ALERT #4 – Telemedicine Services – Physicians, BH, FQHC and RHC Providers

Date: November 21, 2022 Attention: All providers Effective Date: October 25, 2022    The content in this message on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March...

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03Oct

Provider Alert! COVID-19 UPDATE ALERT #4 – Telemedicine Services – Physicians, BH, FQHC and RHC Providers

Date: October 3, 2022 Attention: All providers Effective Date: September 26, 2022 The content in this message on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March 31,...

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Provider Alert!
03Oct

Provider Alert! Telemedicine/Telehealth claims guidance

Date: October 3, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 26, 2022 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician Delivered) Services as a distant site provider as permanent policy change (per S.B. 670, Texas Legislature, Regular session 2019) ended November 30, 2020 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. The content in this message on Rural Health Clinics as telehealth and telemedicine sites will remain in effect through March 31, 2022 as announced by the Health...

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08Sep

Provider Alert! Telehealth Services – PT/OT/ST Providers and COVID-19

Date: September 2, 2021 Attention: All providers. Effective Date: September 7, 2021 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan 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) supports the delivery of telehealth (non-physician-delivered) distant site services to its members, and we have implemented special waiver provisions for its use...

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