Transportation Update Actualización de transporte

SafeRide Health (SRH) is the new provider for all NEMT rides to doctor appointments and pharmacy visits.

Depending on your needs, rides may include wheelchair-lift-equipped vehicles, stretcher vans, minivans, or ambulatory vans. Please let SRH know what type of ride you need when scheduling.

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SafeRide Health (SRH) es el nuevo proveedor de todos los servicios de transporte médico que no son de emergencia (NEMT, por sus siglas en inglés) hacia consultas médicas y farmacias.

Según tus necesidades, los servicios de transporte pueden incluir vehículos con elevador para sillas de ruedas, camionetas con camilla, minivans o camionetas ambulatorias. Por favor, informa a SRH qué tipo de transporte necesitas al programar tu traslado.

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Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Is Now a Benefit of Texas Medicaid

Date: May 14, 2024

Attention: All Providers

Effective Date: April 1, 2024

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after April 1, 2024, the chikungunya virus vaccine (procedure code 90589) is now a benefit of Texas Medicaid for clients who are 19 years of age or older.

Procedure code 90589 may be reimbursed for the following provider types and places of service:

Place of ServiceProvider Type
OfficePhysicians, Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists
Outpatient hospitalHospital providers

TCHP will reprocess affected claims submitted with the 90589 procedure code and date of service on or after April 1, 2024. Providers may bill TCHP retroactively for procedure code 90589.

Next step for Providers: Providers are encouraged to share this communication with their staff.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts,log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.