THCA Notes

Volume XXXII, Number 1
January 2017


Managed Care Links

Due to some questions that have come up on Custom Power Wheelchairs and Emergency Transportation, the following links are being shared again:

 

Custom Power Wheelchair Policy Memo (4/11/16): https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/hhs/files//documents/laws-regulations/handbooks/sph/policy-updates/16-04-11_003.pdf

Notice to MCOs about Operational Guidance for Prior Authorization for Non-Emergency Transportation By Ambulance (9/4/2015): Read Notice 132 (PDF). The UMCM Chapter 15.5 Non-Emergency Ambulance Services Request Instructions can be found on this page: https://hhs.texas.gov/services/health/medicaid-and-chip/provider-information/contracts-and-manuals/texas-medicaid-and-chip-uniform-managed-care-manual.

A December 2016 update on the Dual Demonstration is attached. Here is the link to the most recent STAR+PLUS Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting that included an update on the Dual Demonstration/passive enrollment (11/29/16):  http://texashhsc.swagit.com/play/11292016-975

 



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