September 30th, 2026
HHSC is beginning to require HCS/TxHmL providers with open-ended contracts (those which start with 001 and which HHSC refers to as evergreen contracts) to amend their contracts.
Some of you may have received a letter from HHSC indicating that they needed to renew or amend their contract so HHSC could assign an end date. This has to be done via CAMP which, heretofore, HHSC has stated CAMP was not fully operational and was only to be used for new contracts or renewal of contracts which had an end date. This letter gave providers 5 days to complete the process, or they would be placed on vendor hold and not be able to bill. HHSC later said the 5 days was an error and that one has 120 days. As of now, there has been no training on CAMP or any mailouts of informational letters or FAQs. There has also been no communication about HHSC now requiring all contracts with open-ended dates to now have an end date or information as to the process for securing an end date. There is an extensive backlog of requests for contract amendments, new contracts, and renewal contracts, and because of this, the new CAMP system was intentionally being rolled out slowly. My understanding is that development of training webinars, FAQs, informational letters, etc., regarding CAMP is in process and should be posted soon by HHSC.
Providers do need to have an account in CAMP. If you do not have a CAMP account yet and do not want to wait for the training to be conducted and informational tools to be posted, please carefully read the this generic letter, then proceed to the following webpage: https://camp.hhs.texas.gov/camp/s/
It is, however, highly recommended that you do not initiate the process until you receive the generic letter, if you have an open-ended contract, as this may only create further delays in the process.
