Welcome—Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
This manual is a comprehensive guide for Texas Medicaid providers. It contains information about Texas Medicaid fee-for-service benefits, policies, and procedures including medical, dental, and children’s services benefits.
Refer to: The Medicaid Managed Care Handbook (Vol. 2, Provider Handbooks) for information about the Medicaid Managed Care, which is administered by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)-contracted managed care organizations (MCOs), dental managed care organizations, and behavioral health organizations (BHOs) across the state.
The Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual is updated monthly on the TMHP website at www.tmhp.com to include revisions to policies and procedures that went into effect in the prior month. The manual is available in portable document format (PDF) as a complete book and as individual sections and handbooks. A hypertext markup language (HTML) version is also be available.
The current version of the manual always appears prominently on the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual web page. All previously published annual editions of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual have been archived. Users can access the archives through links on the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual web page.
Providers can determine what has changed each month by following the Release Notes link on the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual web page. The release notes include the sections and handbooks that have changed for the current month and the nature of the changes. Most changes have been previously announced in news articles on the TMHP website, and, where appropriate, the release notes link to prior website articles.
Publishing the manual monthly has eliminated the need for the Texas Medicaid Bulletin, which was discontinued following the publication of the September/October 2012 Texas Medicaid Bulletin, No. 243. Special bulletins, such as the annual Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) bulletin, which is published in January of each year, will continue to be published on an as-needed basis.
The Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual is divided into two volumes as follows:
•Volume 1: General Information
Volume 1 applies to all health-care providers who are enrolled in Texas Medicaid and provide services to Texas Medicaid fee-for-service clients. The sections in Volume 1 include general information for enrolling in the program, receiving appropriate reimbursement, prior authorizations, claim submissions and appeals for services rendered.
•Volume 2: Provider Handbooks
Each handbook in Volume 2 covers Medicaid policies, procedures, and claims filing requirements for specific products or services. Volume 2 includes the following handbooks:
•Ambulance Services Handbook
•Behavioral Health, Rehabilitation, and Case Management Services Handbook
•Certified Respiratory Care Practitioners (CRCP) Services Handbook
•Children’s Services Handbook
•Clinics and Other Outpatient Facility Services Handbook
•Durable Medical Equipment, Medical Supplies, and Nutritional Products Handbook
•Gynecological, Obstetrics, and Family Planning Title XIX Services
•Health and Human Services Commission Family Planning Program Services Handbook
•Healthy Texas Women Program Handbook
•Home Health Nursing and Private Duty Nursing Services Handbook
•Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services Handbook
•Medicaid Managed Care Handbook
•Medical and Nursing Specialists, Physicians, and Physician Assistants Handbook
•Medical Transportation Program Handbook
•Outpatient Drug Services Handbook
•Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy Services Handbook
•Radiology and Laboratory Services Handbook
•School Health and Related Services Handbook
•Telecommunications Services Handbook
•Vision and Hearing Services Handbook
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Welcome—Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
Section 1: Provider Enrollment and Responsibilities
Section 2: Texas Medicaid Fee-for-Service Reimbursement
Section 3: TMHP Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Section 5: Fee-for-Service Prior Authorizations
Appendix A: State, Federal, and TMHP Contact Information
Appendix C: Acronym Dictionary
Behavioral Health and Case Management Services Handbook
Certified Respiratory Care Practitioner (CRCP) Services Handbook
Clinics and Other Outpatient Facility Services Handbook
Durable Medical Equipment, Medical Supplies, and Nutritional Products Handbook
Gynecological, Obstetrics, and Family Planning Title XIX Services Handbook
Health and Human Services Commission Family Planning Program Services Handbook
Healthy Texas Women Program Handbook
Home Health Nursing and Private Duty Nursing Services Handbook
Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services Handbook
Medicaid Managed Care Handbook
Medical and Nursing Specialists, Physicians, and Physician Assistants Handbook
Medical Transportation Program Handbook
Outpatient Drug Services Handbook
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy Services Handbook
Radiology and Laboratory Services Handbook
School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook
Telecommunication Services Handbook
Vision and Hearing Services Handbook
The Texas Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program was implemented on September 1, 1967, under the provisions of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and Chapter 32 of the Texas Human Resources Code.
The state of Texas and the federal government share the cost of funding Texas Medicaid. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the single state Medicaid agency, is responsible for the Title XIX Program. The administration of the program is accomplished through contracts and agreements with the following:
•Medical providers
•Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), the fee-for-service claims administrator
•MAXIMUS, the enrollment broker
•Various managed care organizations (MCOs) and dental managed care organization (dental plans), that administer Medicaid Managed Care benefits.
•The Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP), the quality monitor
•State agencies
Texas Medicaid providers are reimbursed for services through contracts with health-insuring contractors, fiscal agents, or direct vendor payments.
By signing an HHSC Medicaid Provider Agreement (through the enrollment process) and submitting Medicaid claims, each enrolled provider agrees to abide by the policies and procedures of Medicaid, published regulations, and the information and instructions in manuals, bulletins, and other instructional material furnished to the provider.
Refer to: “Appendix A: State, Federal, and TMHP Contact Information” (Vol. 1, General Information) for addresses and telephone numbers of HHSC and Department of State Health Services (DSHS) regional offices.