Continuous Medicaid Coverage Ended March 31, 2023 Your patients’ Medicaid coverage may be impacted by the end of continuous Medicaid coverage. Medicaid clients should ensure their information with the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accurate, so they...
On July 28, 2023, HHSC published EVV Updates Now Available for Policy, Reason Codes, Visit Maintenance Unlock Request and EVV Policy Training | Texas Health and Human Services. Key Details: Reason Codes HHSC has published EVV Reason Codes Effective...
Effective May 31, 2022, HHSC will stop using the Texas Medicaid Standing Order forMosquito Repellent. HHSC has extended the effective date of the current Standing Order to May 31, 2022,to ensure Medicaid-enrolled providers have adequate notice regarding...
HHSC is postponing the Electronic Visit Verification Required Free Text Reviews for the Consumer Directed Services option starting with dates of service Jan. 1, 2022, until further notice. HHSC will publish a notice 90 days before the effective date when EVV Required...
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, HHSC waived copayments for office visits beginning in March 2020. To comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act (Pub. L. 110-343), HHSC is prohibiting co-payments for CHIP Mental Health and...
Community First will not be requiring authorization for behavioral health services that are managed by and billed by the patient’s PCP. This is part of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). Senate Bill 672, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 directed HHSC to...