Practice Location Information

Instructions for completing the Practice Location Page

Instructions on updating the Practice Location Page

Instructions for Reviewing the Practice Location Page

Select the Application Type from the left navigation menu.

For each new practice location, click Add New Practice Location to add each address at which you render services.

Verify the information for the location that is already on file. To many any updates to the information on file, click the ellipses (…) icon and then click Open.

Note: Use the left navigation arrow in the blue header to return to the main page navigation. After you click Add New Practice Location, an “Add Practice” modal will display and require selection of the type of Location:

Facility: This type of enrollment applies to situations in which licensure or certification applies to the entity. Although individuals working for or with the entity may be licensed or certified in their individual capacity, the enrollment is based on the licensure or certification of the entity.

Group: This type of enrollment applies to health-care items or services provided under the auspices of a legal entity, such as a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or professional association, and the individuals providing health-care items or services are required to be certified or licensed in Texas. The enrollment is under the name and federal tax identification number of the legal entity.

Note: After the group is approved, there must be at least one performing provider associated to the group.

Section: Basic Information

Verify the information on file. If you require changes to any of the information below, continue through the next steps:

Confirm or update the required information for your practice location at which you render healthcare services or base of operations for mobile services.

Confirm or update the information labeled as “optional” as it pertains to your situation.

Note: If the address requires corrections or changes and is greyed out, click the “Click to change address” checkbox to make edits.

Location Name (Optional–This name will appear in the practice locations table for each address associated to your enrollment record for quick reference)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (Optional–for Suite Number or Apartment Number)

City

State

For providers that are out-of-state providers:

If your practice location is 50 miles outside from the Texas border, you must submit additional documentation according to Texas Administrative Code TAC § 352.17.

This can be attached below by clicking the “Click here to select files” button.

Zip Code

Zip Code +4 (optional - PEMS will look up this number according to U.S. Postal Service data when you click "Verify Address")

Click Verify Address.

Verify that the address that you entered matches the address where services are rendered to clients. You must not enter the accounting, corporate, or mailing address information as the "Practice Location"; you can provide the information as "Additional Address(es)" associated to each practice location as applicable.

If the address verification shows an error and the practice location entered is accurate, click Continue with address entered.

Bad Address Indicator

This section will hold the Bad Address Indicator and effective date. The Bad Address indicator is when TMHP receives return mail from the USPS, which will result in the indicator being set. When the provider has this indicator set, the provider will not be able to receive payments until they submit a Maintenance request confirming the Physical Address is valid and correct. After TMHP validates the request and it is approved, TMHP will remove the indicator.

This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

Phone Number

Extension (Optional–This information will appear in the Online Provider Lookup)

Fax Number (Optional–This information will appear in the Online Provider Lookup)

Effective Date – This will be the effective date of this practice location. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

End Date – This will be the end date for this practice location. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

End Reason – The reason for this practice location to be end dated will be entered in this field. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

Section Practice Location Address Record History

This will contain the previous address information that was on the enrollment record for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) that has since been end dated as a practice location. This information will be blank and uneditable for new enrollments.

Location Name

Address

Effective dates

Once you have verified your address information, click “Save”.

When you have completed your updates, click Submit All Changes

Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue updating your request.

Section: Programs and Services Participation Details

Click the +Add Program and Service Participation button. This will navigate to the "Program Participation" section.

Section: Program Participation

Verify the information on file. If you require changes to any of the information below, continue through the next steps:

Select the State Health-Care Program Service (or Services) you will be associating to your practice location using the “Select a Program” drop-down menu. You may select more than one option.

Section: Status Codes

The following section will display any current status codes that affect your enrollment record. This information will be blank and uneditable for new enrollments.

Type—Type of status code

Description—Description of status code

Effective Dates—Effective date of status code

Section: Service Provided

Provide the following information:

Primary Taxonomy—Select the available taxonomy code from the drop-down menu.

Provider Type—Select the available provider type description from the drop-down menu.

After selecting the provider type, the next item will appear:

Internal Provider Type—Select the available Internal Provider Type description from the drop-down menu.

After selecting the internal provider type, the next item will appear:

Specialty—Select the available specialty description from the drop-down menu.

After selecting the specialty, the next item will appear (if applicable):

Sub-Specialty—Select the available subspecialty description from the drop-down menu.

Section: Add Licenses / Certifications / Accreditations

Verify the information already. If you have an additional license, certification or accreditation to add, follow the directions below:

Click +Association License/Certification/Accreditation. This will pop-up the "Add Licenses/Certifications /Accreditations" modal.

Click the "License/Certification/Accreditation" from the drop-down menu.

This list is prepopulated from the licenses, certifications, or accreditations entered earlier in the application.

If you do not see your license represented in this drop-down menu, you must go back to the "Licenses/Certification/Accreditation" page to add it

Section: Tax Number

Select the Tax Number from the drop-down menu (prepopulated from the W9 form).

Below will be the Tax History for any changes to the Tax Number from previous enrollment updates. This information will be greyed out as view only data.

Section Reassignment of Benefits History

*For performing providers only This will show the association of your enrollment to the corresponding group enrollment in this table.

Section Program-Specific Questions

The following section will have program-specific questions for the enrolling provider to complete for each program selected above.

For KHC providers, the Medicare Information in your Acute Care enrollment record will be displayed below in the Alternate Identifiers section.

Are you using a Medicare Certification Number for this location? Click Yes or No.

If you select Yes, you will complete the following:

"I understand that the services that are provided to Medicare-eligible clients cannot be billed to Medicaid unless Medicare is billed first. If the services are not billed to Medicare first, Medicaid may recoup payments for the services. I also understand that I cannot bill the client for these services.”: Check the box to acknowledge this statement.

Select the “Add Medicare Number” button. The following will appear:

Medicare Number

Medicare Effective Date

Medicare End Date

If you select No, the following checkboxes will appear and will be required to be selected:

Medicare Waiver Request: You must select one of the following requests for enrolling without Medicare, if your enrollment type has Medicare as a pre-requisite:

I certify my practice is limited to individuals’ birth through 20 years of age. I understand if Medicare certification is obtained during or after the completion of the Texas State Health-Care Programs enrollment application, I will be required to submit a new enrollment application listing this Medicare certification information. Performing providers cannot request a Medicare Waiver when joining a group that is Medicare enrolled. - Select this if the services you provide are for Pediatric services for individuals age 0 through 20.

I certify that the service(s) I render is /are not recognized by Medicare for reimbursement. I further certify the claims for these services will not be billed to Medicare (this includes Medicare crossover claims). I understand if Medicare certification is obtained during or after the completion of the Texas State Health-Care Programs enrollment application, I will be required to submit a new enrollment application listing this Medicare certification information. Performing providers cannot request a Medicare Waiver when joining a group that is Medicare enrolled. - Select this if the services you provide are for clients of all ages.

In the box below the checkboxes, you will have to provide an explanation to justify your reasons for making a Medicare Waiver Request.

Medicare Information will be provided by your acute care enrollment. It will be displayed in the Alternate Identifiers section below.

Do you offer Telehealth services? – Select Yes or No

Do you offer Telemedicine services? – Select Yes or No

Do you want to be a limited provider? – Select Yes or No.

Select Yes if you wish to see clients that are considered high risk

Do you provide hearing services for children? – Select Yes or No

Note, if you are not providing hearing aid services, you may select No.

Are you an Urgent Care Center? – Select Yes or No

Note, if you are not enrolling into an Urgent Care Center, you may select No

Medicaid Audit form

Facility Provider Name – Enter the name of the facility.

Current fiscal year end (a full (mm/dd/yyyy) date must be listed).

Medicare intermediary (name and address of where you send your Medicare cost report) along with Phone Number.

Point of Contact (at facility) for cost report information along with Phone Number.

Section: Kidney Health Care

Verify the information on file. If you require changes to any of the information below, make the appropriate edits as needed.

Select the answers to the following questions as it pertains to your enrollment:

Number of Dialysis Stations—Enter the number of stations for each type.

Select from: Hemodialysis; CAPD; CCPD; IPD

Training Provided—Select the type of training provided to your staff; it should match the selection above for the number of dialysis stations.

Select from: Self-Hemo (In-Center); Home Hemodialysis; CAPD; CCPD

Enter the following information for RRC (Ratio of Cost to Charges):

Inpatient RRC Ratio

Inpatient RRC Effective Date

Outpatient RRC Ratio

Outpatient RRC Effective Date

Section: Pharmacy Services

If you wish to opt out of enrollment into the following Pharmacy Services Subprograms, make your selection here:

CHIP

CSHCN

HTW

KHC

Note: You will not be reimbursed for services for which you have opted out.

Provide a response for each of the following pharmacy-specific questions:

Source of Purchase Information

Indicate your sources for purchase of pharmaceutical products by answering the following questions:

Primary Wholesaler—Type the full name of your pharmacy’s primary wholesaler.

Secondary Wholesaler—Type the full name of your pharmacy’s secondary wholesaler.

Percent direct purchased from manufacturer—Enter the percent direct purchased from the manufacturer.

Co-Op or Buying Group—Enter the name of your co-operative or buying group.

List companies with whom you have direct accounts—Enter the full name of the companies with whom you have direct accounts.

Is your pharmacy eligible as a Public Health Entity Buy (subsection 340B Veteran’s Health Care Act 1992)?—Answer Yes or No.

For more information about Public Health Service, visit hrsa.gov/opa. For more information about the 340B program in Texas Medicaid, visit www.txvendordrug.com/providers/340b-providers.

For Chain Pharmacies: How many pharmacies do you have?—Identify how many pharmacies make up a chain both instate Texas and within the United States.

Do you have a warehouse?—Answer Yes or No. to whether the pharmacy has a warehouse.

Do you have an agreement with your wholesaler to house or store the drugs for you?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," identify who owns the product while stored. Choose either Pharmacy or Wholesaler.

Do you have one contract or agreement with the wholesaler to serve all of your locations?—Answer Yes or No.

Do you allow your pharmacies to make spot purchases outside of the existing wholesaler contract/agreement?—Answer yes or no.

Is the pharmacy located within a Hospital?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide the name of the hospital and a letter detailing what type of services provided and recipients served.

Is the pharmacy located within a medical clinic?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide the name of the medical clinic and a letter detailing what type of services provided and recipients served.

Is the pharmacy located within an MHMR Hospital clinic?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide the name of the MHMR Hospital Clinic and a letter detailing what type of services provided and recipients served.

Is the pharmacy a central fill location?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide the name of host pharmacy.

Is the pharmacy a remote fill location?—Answer Yes or No.

Is this a closed-door pharmacy?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide a letter detailing what type of services provided and recipients served.

Does this pharmacy exclusively dispense to a type of customer (e.g. home health care recipients, or patients with a specific chronic condition?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide a letter detailing what type of services provided and recipients served.

Does this pharmacy receive public funds other than Medicaid and Medicare?—Answer Yes or No.

If "Yes," provide name of payers and percentages.

Choose one from the following criteria that applies to this enrollment:

A.) Does the pharmacy meet all the following criteria?

(1) The expected total Medicaid claims for specialty drugs (as described in 1 TAC Section 354.1853), exceeds or would exceed 10 percent of the pharmacy's total Medicaid claims per year;

(2) The pharmacy obtains or is expected to obtain volume-based discounts or rebates on specialty drugs from manufacturers or wholesalers;

(3) The pharmacy delivers or is expected to deliver at least 80 percent of dispensed prescriptions by shipment through the U.S. Postal Service or other common carrier to customers or healthcare professionals including physicians and home health providers.

B.) Does the pharmacy meet the following criteria?

(1) The expected total Medicaid claims for prescription drugs to residents of long-term care facilities exceeds or would exceed 50 percent of the pharmacy's total Medicaid claims per year.

C.) Does the pharmacy operate as a community retail facility, e.g., an independent pharmacy, a supermarket pharmacy, a chain pharmacy or a mass merchandiser pharmacy having a state license to dispense medications to the public?

Who is your software company for the online submission of pharmacy claims?—Provide the name of your software company.

What company serves as your switch service bureau? If unknown, contact your software company.—Provide the name of the company.

What are the days of the week and the hours of operation for the pharmacy (e.g. Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.?)

Is the pharmacy presently open?—Answer Yes or No.

If no, by what date do you expect to open?—Provide a date.

Do you own the building in which your business is located?—Answer Yes or No.

Do you lease the building in which your business is located?—Answer Yes or No.

Are you located in a building including other health care providers authorized to write prescriptions?—Answer yes or no.

If "Yes," provide the following information:

Name of Individual or Entity

Area code and Telephone number

Address (Street, City, State, and Zip code)

Delivery Incentive: Please answer Yes or No if you wish to participate.

Click Save.

Section: Traditional Medicaid/Acute Care:

Do you want to be a limited provider? – Select Yes or No

Limited (“Lock–In”) Information Clients are placed in the Limited Program if, on review by HHSC and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), their use of Medicaid services shows duplicative, excessive, contraindicated, or conflicting health care and/or drugs; or if the review indicates abuse, misuse, or fraudulent actions related to Medicaid benefits and services. Clients qualifying for limited primary care provider status are required to choose a primary care provider. The provider can be a doctor, clinic, or nurse practitioner in the Medicaid program. If a limited candidate does not choose an appropriate care provider, one is chosen for the client by HHSC / OIG after obtaining an agreement from the provider. The provider is responsible for determining appropriate medical services and the frequency of such services. A referral by the primary care provider is required if the client is treated by other providers

Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician

Enter the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's First and Last Name.

Must match the provider's license.

Enter the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's NPI.

Enter the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's License Number

Select the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's License Issuer

Enter the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's License Effective Date

Enter the Referring/Consulting/Supervising Physician's License Expiration Date

Healthy Texas Women Select Yes or No for the attestation for providing Healthy Texas Women (HTW) or HTW Plus services at this location.

Facilities Only

The following questions will require a yes selection based on the type of facility the provider is enrolling as. Both questions cannot be No.

Is this a freestanding facility? – Select Yes if the facility at this enrollment location is not a part/wing of a Hospital. Otherwise, select No.

Is this a Hospital-based facility? - Select Yes if the facility at this enrollment location is a part/wing of a Hospital. The next section below will appear.

Otherwise, select No.

If you selected Hospital above, answer the following

Indicate the type of hospital facility below:

Children

Teaching Facility

Long Term

Short Term

Private Full Care

Private Outpatient

Psychiatric

Rehabilitation

State Owned

What is your average daily room rate?

Private:

Semi-private:

What are the current number of beds within your hospital? Enter the number of total beds

What is/was the date of construction for your hospital? Enter the estimated date

Do you have children’s unit(s) within your hospital? Answer Yes or No

Have you increased your bed capacity by 10 percent or more, or by 10 beds? Whichever is greater within the last two years?

If yes, give year of change:

Prior beds:

Is this an end stage renal dialysis (ESRD) facility? - Select Yes if the facility is enrolling as a Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility provider. Otherwise, select No.

If Yes, what is your composite rate? – enter the rate

Are you enrolling as a school district? - Select Yes or No

If you select Yes, enter your T.E.A. Number

If you are a public entity, are you required to certify expended funds? - Select Yes or No.

If Yes, the following fields will be available:

In Care of Name – Enter the Name of the Public Entity

Address Line 1 – Enter the Street Address

Address Line 2 – Enter the Suite Number or Building Number (If Applicable)

City – Enter the City

Zip Code – Enter the Zip Code

Zip Code +4 – Enter the +4 for the Zip Code

Section: Surety Bond

Providers who require a Surety Bond for their enrollment will fill out the bond information below.

Surety Bond Number – Enter the bond number issued by your bond company.

Surety Bond Company Name – Enter the bond company name listed on your surety bond.

Surety Bond amount – Enter the amount as stated on your bond

Note: Surety Amount should equal $50,000 per practice location.

Surety Bond Effective Date – Enter the effective date of your Surety Bond.

The effective date of your Surety Bond cannot be future dated and cannot be more than 1 year in the past from the time you submit your application. You must submit proof of continuation by submitting a Continuation Certificate issued by your bond.

Surety Bond Expiration Date – Enter the expiration date of your Surety Bond.

This will be 1 year from the effective date of the Surety Bond.

Click Save

Section: Surety Bond History

This section will house your existing Surety Bond information. *Note, this will be blank for new enrollments and un-editable by the provider and TMHP Provider Enrollment.

Section: Site Visit

If your screen risk category is a Moderate or High, you will require a Site Visit before your enrollment can be finalized. *Note, this will be blank for new enrollments and will not be editable by the provider or TMHP Provider Enrollment.

Click Save.

Repeat as necessary.

Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue entering your application.

Section: Demographics

Verify the information on file. If you require changes to any of the information below, continue through the next steps:

Select the counties you serve in the drop-down menu.

Note: If county restrictions do not exist, you can select "Client Default" rather than add each individual county.

Select answers to Additional Language.

Provide Office hours for each day of the week: add in the open time and closing time for each day of the week.

Click Save.

Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue entering your application.

Please complete the following section for addresses that correspond to your situation:

Section: Managing Employees

1. Click +Add Managing Employee Association. The "Add Employee" modal will appear.

2. Select the managing employee at this location by clicking on the "Selected Employee" drop-down menu.

3. Select the role of the managing employee by clicking on the "Managing Employee Role" drop-down menu.

4. Enter the start date at this location.

5. Click Save

6. Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue entering your application.

Section: Mailing/Contact Address

1.Select +Add Mailing/Contact Addresses to add each contact or mailing address associated to your Practice Location.

2. Select the Address Type from the drop-down menu

KHC requires an Address Type of Mailing with a Contact Type of Social Worker.

KHC requires an Address Type of Contact Address with a Contact Type of Enrollment Contact.

3. Enter the Location Name for this address (optional)

4. Enter the address below with the following information:

Street Address 1

Street Address 2: for Suite Number or Apartment Number.

City

State.

Zip Code + 4

Verify the address.

If the address verification shows an error, and the location entered is accurate, select “Continue with address entered.”

Enter the Phone Number & extension

Enter the Fax Number (optional).

5. Contact Information

Select a Contact Type from the drop-down menu.

For KHC Enrollments, you must enter at least one contact type of Social Worker

Enter the first name and last name for the contact at this address.

KHC requires an Contact Type of Social Worker within the Mailing/Contact Address type Mailing Address

KHC requires an Contact Type of Enrollment Contact within the Mailing/Contact Address type Contact Address

6. Click Save.

7. Once all subpages have been completed, use the left navigation arrow in the blue header to return to the main page navigation. Then select the next available page to continue entering your application

For each new practice location, click Add New Practice Location to add each address at which you render services.

Verify the information for the location that is already on file. To many any updates to the information on file, click the ellipses (…) icon and then click Open.

Note: Use the left navigation arrow in the blue header to return to the main page navigation. After you click Add New Practice Location, an “Add Practice” modal will display and require selection of the type of Location:

Note: Use the left navigation arrow in the blue header to return to the main page navigation.

Do you bill for services at this location? (Select Yes or No)

If you are a performing provider at this location, click No. The next question will appear after "No" is selected.

Are you a member of a group at this location? Click Yes or No.

If you are a performing provider for a group at this location, click Yes.

If you are not a performing provider nor a billing provider, click No.

A checkbox with the statement “I understand that in the future if I wish to seek reimbursements for services performed to Medicaid recipients, I must submit a new enrollment application to be eligible for Medicaid billing” will appear after "No" is selected.

If you selected Yes to “Are you a member of a group at this location,” the following will appear:

Group NPI—Enter the group’s National Provider Identifier (NPI) for which you are seeking enrollment as a performing provider.

After you enter the NPI, the group’s name will appear to the right of the group’s NPI.

Group Location—Select the location you are enrolling into.

If you answer "No" to "Are you a member of a group at this location?" the following will appear:

You must select the following checkbox: "I understand that in the future if I wish to seek reimbursement for services performed to Medicaid recipients, I must submit a new enrollment application to be eligible for Medicaid Billing."

Note: This checkbox is for enrollment as an ordering/referring provider. If you currently have an existing Medicaid enrollment, by selecting this checkbox, you are voluntarily withdrawing your Medicaid and Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program billing provider enrollment to enroll for the sole purpose of ordering/referring. Choose this option only if you will no longer be billing Texas Medicaid .

Section: Basic Information

Verify the information on file. If you require changes to any of the information below, continue through the next steps:

Confirm or update the required information for your practice location at which you render healthcare services or base of operations for mobile services.

Confirm or update the information labeled as “optional” as it pertains to your situation.

Note: If the address requires corrections or changes and is greyed out, click the “Click to change address” checkbox to make edits.

Location Name (Optional–This name will appear in the practice locations table for each address associated to your enrollment record for quick reference)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (Optional–for Suite Number or Apartment Number)

City

State

For providers that are out-of-state providers:

If your practice location is 50 miles outside from the Texas border, you must submit additional documentation according to Texas Administrative Code TAC § 352.17.

This can be attached below by clicking the “Click here to select files” button.

Zip Code

Zip Code +4 (optional - PEMS will look up this number according to U.S. Postal Service data when you click "Verify Address")

Click Verify Address.

If the address verification shows an error and the practice location entered is accurate, click Continue with address entered.

Bad Address Indicator

This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

Phone Number

Extension (Optional–This information will appear in the Online Provider Lookup)

Fax Number (Optional–This information will appear in the Online Provider Lookup)

Effective Date – This will be the effective date of this practice location. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

End Date – This will be the end date for this practice location. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

End Reason – The reason for this practice location to be end dated will be entered in this field. This will be blank and uneditable by the Provider and Provider Enrollment for new enrollments.

Section Practice Location Address Record History

Location Name

Address

Effective dates.

Once you have verified your address information, click “Save”.

When you have completed your updates, click Submit All Changes

Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue entering your application.

Access the left navigation and select the next available page to continue updating your request.

Section: Programs and Services Participation Details

Click the +Add Program and Service Participation button. This will navigate to the "Program Participation" section.

Section: Program Participation

Select the State Health-Care Program Service (or Services) you will be associating to your practice location using the “Select a Program” drop-down menu. You may select more than one option.

Select the Associated Group’s Program – This is not applicable to providers not enrolling as a Performing Provider.

Do you wish to resume participation? – This will be blank and uneditable for New Enrollments.

Retroactive Claim Date – This will be blank and uneditable for New Enrollments.