Hurricane Ida Information for Medicaid Providers

Date: August 30, 2021 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: August 28, 2021Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas providers rendering services to evacuees from Louisiana due to Hurricane Ida may complete the Hurricane Emergency Expedited Application with Louisiana Medicaid to receive reimbursement for services rendered to Louisiana Medicaid clients for the fee-for-service program. How this impacts providers: When providing care to a Louisiana managed care enrollee, providers will need to contact the clients’ MCO in order to be reimbursed for services delivered. References: Louisiana Medicaid fee-for-service provider enrollment application: https://www.lamedicaid.com/provweb1/Provider_Enrollment/ProviderEnrollmentIndex.htm Hurricane Ida Provider Assistance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) credentialing contact information: ProviderAssistanceFAQs.pdf (la.gov) Next steps for providers: Interested providers should complete the expedited enrollment aplication. If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.For access to all provider alerts,log into: www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.