Tag - vaccine
18Apr

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling Procedure Code G0315 Now a Benefit

Date: April 14, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: Dates of service on or after December 2, 2021 Call to action: Texas Children Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after December 2, 2021, COVID-19 vaccine counseling procedure code G0315 is a benefit of Medicaid for individuals birth through 20 years of age. How this impacts providers: Procedure code G0315 will be limited to once per day for the same provider, as well as three...

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10Feb

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes 0164A and 0173A are Now Benefits of Medicaid and CHIP

Date: February 10, 2023  Attention: All Providers Effective date: Dates of service on or after December 8, 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 effective for dates of service on or after December...

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25Jan

Provider Alert! Update to Age Restrictions for Vaccine Procedure Codes 90671 (Vaxneuvance) and 90756 (Flucelvax Quadrivalent)

Date: January 23, 2023 Attention: Providers Effective date: February 1, 2023 for dates of service on or after December 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: The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the age limitations for the following vaccines: Vaxneuvance™ (pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate...

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13Dec

Provider Alert! CHIP Coverage of Monkeypox Testing and Vaccines

Date: December 13, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: Dates of service on or after July 26, 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 Monkeypox testing and vaccines are a covered benefit in...

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13Oct

Provider Alert! Bivalent Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Coverage Update

Date: October 12, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: August 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan’s (TCHP) would like to notify providers that on August 31, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the...

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12Oct

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes 0124A & 0134A Are Now Benefits for Medicaid & CHIP

Date: October 12, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: August 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: Texas Children Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after August 31, 2022, in accordance with...

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03Oct

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes Age Range Has Changed to 12 Years of Age or Older

Date: October 3, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: August 19, 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 effective for dates of service on or after August 19, 2022, the age...

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06Sep

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes 0041A and 0042A Are Now Benefits for Medicaid/CHIP

Date: August 17, 2022  Attention: All Providers Effective Date: July 13, 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 effective for dates of service on or after July 13, 2022, in accordance with the U.S....

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16Aug

Provider Alert! CHIP Vaccine Updates

Date: August 12, 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 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 (HHSC) has completed a comprehensive review of...

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12Aug

Provider Alert! Benefit Criteria to Change for Vaccine Services

Date: August 11, 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 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 purpose of this communication is to inform providers that the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has completed a comprehensive review of vaccine-related services...

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