TMPPM 2008 > Texas Medicaid Services > Mental Health (MH) Mental Retardation (MR) > Enrollment

32.1 Enrollment

To enroll in the Texas Medicaid Program, MH providers must contact the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) at 1-512-206-4830. Entities that provide services to clients with mental retardation must contact the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) at 1-512-438-3011 to be approved.

Local MR providers are eligible to enroll, with the approval of DADS, for MR service coordination. Local MH providers are eligible to enroll, with the approval of DSHS, for MH case management and MH rehabilitative services.

Community mental health centers (CMHC) can enroll in the Texas Medicaid Program without the approval of DADS, but must be enrolled in Medicare.

Important: All providers are required to read and comply with Section 1, Provider Enrollment and Responsibilities. In addition to required compliance with all requirements specific to the Texas Medicaid Program, it is a violation of Texas Medicaid Program rules when a provider fails to provide health-care services or items to Medicaid clients in accordance with accepted medical community standards and standards that govern occupations, as explained in Title 1 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §371.1617(a)(6)(A). Accordingly, in addition to being subject to sanctions for failure to comply with the requirements that are specific to the Texas Medicaid Program, providers can also be subject to Texas Medicaid Program sanctions for failure, at all times, to deliver health-care items and services to Medicaid clients in full accordance with all applicable licensure and certification requirements including, without limitation, those related to documentation and record maintenance.

Refer to: "Provider Enrollment" for more information about enrollment procedures.