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Texas is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in 2025. More than 3,500 cases have been reported in Texas through October this year alone. Learn more

Texas está reportando un aumento significativo de casos de tos ferina, también conocida como tos convulsa, en 2025. Solo en octubre de este año, se han reportado más de 3500 casos en Texas. Aprender más

Infant Formula Recall Retirada del mercado de fórmula infantil

ALERT: ByHeart Recalls Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. Read more

AVISO IMPORTANTE: ByHeart retira del mercado su fórmula infantil Whole Nutrition. Aprender más

Transportation Update Actualización de transporte

Starting December 15, 2025, SafeRide Health will become the new provider for all member rides to doctor appointments and pharmacy visits. After this date, Texas Children’s Health Plan will no longer use MTM for Non Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) services.

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For other questions, please call Member Services at the number on the back of your member ID card.

A partir del 15 de diciembre de 2025, SafeRide Health será el nuevo proveedor para todos los viajes de los miembros a citas médicas y visitas a la farmacia. Después de esta fecha, Texas Children’s Health Plan ya no usará MTM para los servicios de Transporte Médico No Urgente (NEMT).

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Si tiene otras preguntas, llame a Servicios para Miembros al número que aparece en la parte posterior de su tarjeta de identificación del miembro.

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Ordering, Referring, or Prescribing Provider Enrollment Verifications Available through the TMHP Contact Center

Date: February 19, 2025

Attention: Providers

Effective date: February 2, 2025

Call to action: The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has implemented a simplified process for providers who need to complete ordering, referring, or prescribing (ORP) provider enrollment verifications through the TMHP Contact Center. This went live on February 2, 2025. Please note providers will be limited to ten practice location inquiries per call to the TMHP Contact Center for the provider enrollment (PE) queue.

How this impacts providers:

How to complete the ORP enrollment verification process

  1. Calling the TMHP Contact Center at 800-925-9126 and selecting option 3 for the PE queue.
  2. Callers should say, “I need to verify enrollment for an ORP,” when speaking to the Contact Center agent to indicate the type of enrollment assistance that is needed.
  3. The following information must be provided to the Contact Center:
  • The National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the ORP provider
  • The name of the ORP provider

Next step for Providers: Providers should 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: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-news/provider-alerts.