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

• Pharmacy Search

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:
  • Promoting Adolescent Health
  • Behavioral Health: Screening and Intervention
  • Promoting Postpartum Behavioral Health Screening
  • High-Risk Behaviors in Young People
  • Youth Suicide: Addressing Risks, Plans and Behaviors
• 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

• Respiratory Viral Illness Season Resource Kit

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.