TULIP Credentialing Transition Grace Period Extended

by | Oct 16, 2023

October 15th, 2023 Nurse Aides (NAs), Medication Aides (MAs), Nursing Facility Administrators (NFAs), and Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Programs (NATCEPs) are now required to use the new credentialing system in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) for licensing certification or permitting activities. Note: HHSC is extending a grace period for all NAs, MAs, NFAs and NATCEPs to allow users time to learn and understand the new...

COVID-19 Resources

by | Oct 16, 2023

October 17th, 2023 COVID-19 Resources COVID-19 Quick Reference (New Guidance) From our friends at PharMerica, please go to the following link to get your free and current quick reference guide for Covid-19    July 11th, 2022 July 7, 2022 MCS COVID-19 Stakeholder Information Session Thank you for your interest in listening to the July 7 Texas Medicaid CHIP COVID-19 Information Session. The audio from this session can be found here. Email us for transcript The...

Letter From Twogether Consulting To Providers-Sept 29th, 2023 Update

by | Sep 29, 2023

September 29th,  2023 Update From Twogether Consulting! Hope you all are well!  Just wanted to update you on what is going on with Twogether Consulting I would like to reiterate again this newsletter, that there are new TAC codes for HCS under Title 26 Part I  Ch.263 and  Ch. 565.  Ch 565 went into effect June 21st, 2023 and the Certification Principles are now listed as Certification “Standards” in Ch 565. Again, please be sure that providers gather...

TMHP: HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support

by | Sep 29, 2023

  September 29th, 2023 HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volumes 21-24   HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 24 HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 23 HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 22 HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 21 HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 20 Since May 2, 2022, Home and...

TMHP Claims Vendor Contract Change Coming December 2024

by | Sep 28, 2023

September 28th, 2023 Beginning December 2024 a third TMHP contract for Claims Processing and Adjudication and Financial Services (Claims) with Conduent State Healthcare, LLC(Conduent) will be implemented. The TMHP Claims vendor will perform fee-for-service claim processing and fiscal agent responsibilities such as claim payment and recovery of overpayments. TMHP claims processing will continue as-is until the new TMHP Claims contract is fully implemented in...