Continuing Education credit: Transition Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Attention Primary Care ProvidersEffective Date: May 15, 2020Providers 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: Primary Care Providers that care for members with special health-care needs are encouraged to participate in this online course provided by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). How this impacts providers: The goal of this module is to equip Texas Health Steps providers and other health-care professionals to initiate and implement health-care transition planning services for children and youth with chronic health conditions or disabilities at pivotal points, especially as youth approach school age, adolescence, and adulthood. The goal of this module is to equip Texas Health Steps providers and other health-care professionals to initiate and implement health-care transition planning services for children and youth with chronic health conditions or disabilities at pivotal points, especially as youth approach school age, adolescence, and adulthood.The goal of this module is to equip Texas Health Steps providers and other health-care professionals to initiate and implement health-care transition planning services for children and youth with chronic health conditions or disabilities at pivotal points, especially as youth approach school age, adolescence, and adulthood. Next steps for providers: This training module, Transition Services for Children and Youth with Special Health-Care Needs is available until March 12, 2023. If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.For access to all provider alerts,log into: www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers