SNAP Update and ResourcesActualización y recursos de SNAP
On November 1, 2025, the requirements to receive and apply to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have changed. To see the new policies to request SNAP benefits, click here and/or call 211 for SNAP assistance. Learn more
El 1 de noviembre de 2025, cambiaron los requisitos para recibir y aplicar para los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés). Para consultar las nuevas políticas para aplicar para los beneficios de SNAP, haz clic aquí o llama al 211 para obtener ayuda de SNAP. Aprende Más
Transportation UpdateActualización de transporte
SafeRide Health (SRH) is the new provider for all NEMT rides to doctor appointments and pharmacy visits.
Depending on your needs, rides may include wheelchair-lift-equipped vehicles, stretcher vans, minivans, or ambulatory vans. Please let SRH know what type of ride you need when scheduling.
SafeRide Health (SRH) es el nuevo proveedor de todos los servicios de transporte médico que no son de emergencia (NEMT, por sus siglas en inglés) hacia consultas médicas y farmacias.
Según tus necesidades, los servicios de transporte pueden incluir vehículos con elevador para sillas de ruedas, camionetas con camilla, minivans o camionetas ambulatorias. Por favor, informa a SRH qué tipo de transporte necesitas al programar tu traslado.
Home Telemonitoring Services Added to Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics
Date: July 3, 2024
Attention: FQHCs and RHCs
Effective date: September 1, 2024
Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to inform our providers that effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2024, FQHC and RHC providers performing home telemonitoring services may bill and be reimbursed for HCPCS code G0511 as an add-on procedure code.
Background information: House Bill (H.B.) 2727, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 directs Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to add Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) as providers of home telemonitoring services. In addition, the bill clarifies that the term “home telemonitoring services” is synonymous with “remote patient monitoring”, requires home telemonitoring providers to establish a plan of care with outcome measures for each patient, and requires providers to share the plan and outcome measures with the patient’s physician.
How this impacts providers:
For FQHCs: The home telemonitoring fee should not be included in any cost reporting that is used to calculate a prospective payment system (PPS) or alternative prospective payment system (APPS) per visit encounter rate.
For RHCs: The home telemonitoring fee should not be included in any cost reporting that is used to calculate the RHC All Inclusive Rate (AIR) PPS per visit encounter rate.
If an FQHC or RHC is eligible for the payment of both an encounter fee and a home telemonitoring fee for the same client on the same date of service, the FQHC or RHC must submit a claim for the home telemonitoring fee separately from the claim that was submitted for the encounter.
Clarifications for telemedicine and telehealth include that FQHC practitioners may be employees of the FQHC or contracted with the FQHC. In addition, RHC practitioners may be employees of the RHC or contracted with the RHC.
Next step for Providers: Providers are advised to follow the guidance available in the policy once it publishes on September 1, 2024.
