TMPPM 2008 > Texas Medicaid Services > Military Hospital > Enrollment

33.1 Enrollment

To enroll in the Texas Medicaid Program, a military hospital must be certified by Medicare, have a valid provider agreement with HHSC, and have completed the TMHP enrollment process. Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals are eligible to receive Texas Medicaid payment only on claims that have crossed over from Medicare.

Military hospital providers must comply with the rules and regulations of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) rules and regulations. Providers who do not comply with CLIA will not be reimbursed for laboratory services.

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 1 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.

"Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)" .