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Date: August 30, 2024
Attention: Providers
Update to Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual: September 1, 2024
Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to inform providers of an update being made to the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM) on September 1, 2024 by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP). Section 1.7, Provider Responsibilities will read as follows, “ In accordance with H.B. 44, Medicaid providers are prohibited from refusing to provide health care services to any Medicaid client based solely on the client’s refusal or failure to obtain a vaccine or immunization for a particular infectious or communicable disease unless excepted by Texas Government Code §531.02119.”
Where to report non-compliance
Next step for Providers: Providers must adhere to the guidance outlined here and share this communication with their staff.
If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org
For access to all provider alerts,log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.