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2.1.7 Transplant Specialty Centers

Facilities enrolled in the CSHCN Services Program that perform bone marrow, stem cell, or kidney transplants must also be a designated specialty transplant center. A facility that will be performing these transplants must provide additional information with their application.

A stem cell transplant facility must complete the "Required Information for Enrollment as a CSHCN Services Program Stem Cell Transplant Facility" form which can be found on the TMHP website at www.tmhp.com.

A bone marrow or stem cell transplant center must be compliant with all of the criteria specified in the most current "Guidelines for Clinical Centers" on the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) website at www.asbmt.org/policystat/policy_op.html. For more information concerning requirements and approval for a stem cell transplant center, contact TMHP-CSHCN Services Program Provider Enrollment at 1-800-568-2413.

Renal transplants will only be considered for reimbursement when performed in a Medicaid-approved transplant center. For more information about how to obtain Medicaid approval as a transplant center, contact TMHP at 1-800-925-9126. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) maintains the list of certified and approved Texas transplant facilities on the CMS website at www.cms.hhs.gov/ApprovedTransplantCenters.