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Provider Resources
- CHIP / STAR Provider Manual
- STAR Kids Provider Manual
- Prior Authorization Information
- TCHP Institutional Companion Guide
- TCHP Professional Companion Guide
Value Added Services / Healthy Rewards Program
- Healthy Rewards / Value Added Services for 2025-2026
- Blood Pressure Monitor Request Form for Providers (CHIP-Perinate members)
- Healthy Rewards Program Website
Patient Communication and Experience Resources
- Patient Experience Tips
- Survey Readiness- The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) is a set of surveys that ask patients to rate their health care experiences
Pharmacy Directory
ADHD resources
- ADHD Provider Toolkit
- ADHD Home Interventions
- ADHD Letter - Parent to School
- ADHD Letter - PCP to Teacher
- CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD, ADD-E)
Behavioral health resources
- Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Health Steps CE/CME:
- CME: Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy- Screening, Intervention, and Referral
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Guidelines
- National Institute of Mental Health—Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- CANS and ANSA Certification Requirement (Provider Alert)
- Child Psychiatry Access Network
- Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
- Texas Resilience and Recovery Utilization Management Guidelines: Adult Mental Health Services
- Texas Resilience and Recovery Utilization Management Guidelines: Child and Adolescent Services
Community / National resources
- Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Health Steps CE/CME: Promoting Adolescent Health
- RE:MIND (Depresion and Bipolar Support)
- ARC of Greater Houston
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Mental Health Facts For Families
- Texas Resilience and Recovery Family Guide
Mental health illness, alcohol and other drug abuse
- NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental Health
- Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Substance Use Screening and Implementation Guide
Resources for Obstetric Care Providers
Respiratory Conditions
Stoplight Tools
- 100 Day Health Tracker
- ADHD Stoplight Tool
- At Risk Drinking Self Management Tool
- Cellulitis Stoplight Tool
- Diabetes Stoplight Tool
- Depression Self-Management Plan
- Migraine Stoplight Tool
- My Health Self-Management Tool
- My Mood Self-Management Plan
- My Weekly Log
- Seizures Stoplight Tool
- Sickle Cell Stoplight Tool
- When to See a Doctor Stoplight Tool
Speech Therapy Toolkit
- Speech Therapy Documentation for Referral Coordinators / Office Staff
- Speech Therapy Documentation for Physicians
- Discover Reading Activities for Families (English | Spanish)
- Help Your Child Learn to Communicate (English | Spanish)
- Help Your Child Learn to Talk (English | Spanish)
- Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
- Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation
- Speech Sound Development Chart
- Make a Referral to Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
- Early Childhood Intervention Services
- Physcians Checklist for Stuttering
- Evaluation and Management of Language and Speech Disorders
Physical / Occupational Therapy Toolkit
- Physical / Occupational Therapy Documentation for Referral Coordinators / Office Staff
- Physical / Occupational Therapy Documentation for Physicians
Helpful links
- Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
- Texas Health and Human Services
- Texas Medicaid/CHIP Vendor Drug Program
- Texas Health Steps Provider Information
- Texas Health Steps Dental Services Reminder
- After Hours Care
Provider Advisory Group / Clinical and Administrative Advisory Committee
The Clinical and Administrative Advisory Committees will provide recommendations and assistance to Texas Children’s in the following areas:
- Development, review and revision of clinical practice guidelines;
- Review of general clinical practice patterns and assessment of Provider compliance with clinical guidelines;
- Development of Quality Improvement strategies and studies in coordination with Texas Children’s, HHSC, and the EQRO;
- Strategies and recommendations for improving Health Plan administrative procedures;
- Recommendations on how to improve care based on Member feedback and their personal experiences serving our Members; and
- Opportunities for connecting network Providers and MCO clinical experts for purposes of peer support and sharing best practices.