Policy Revisions
23-4, Miscellaneous Revisions
Revision 23-4; Effective Nov. 17, 2023
The following changes(s) were made:
Revised | Title | Change |
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1100 | Contact Information | Updates language. Removes physical address for courier service. |
2100 | Program Authorization and Services | Updates language. |
2200 | Definitions | Updates definitions throughout. |
3100 | Client Access | Updates language. |
3200 | Former Military Service Members | Updates language. |
3300 | Abuse and Neglect Reporting | Updates language. Adds situations to call the Texas Abuse Hotline. |
3310 | Child Abuse Reporting, Compliance, and Monitoring | Updates language. |
3320 | Human Trafficking | Updates language. |
3330 | Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence | Updates language. |
3400 | Confidentiality | Updates language. |
3500 | Nondiscrimination and Limited English Proficiency | Updates language. Revises hyperlinks. Adds regulations for compliance. |
3610 | Resolution of Complaints | Updates language. |
3620 | Termination of Services | Updates language. |
3630 | Freedom of Choice | Updates language. |
3640 | Research (Human Subject Clearance) | Updates language. |
3700 | Client Records Management | Updates language. |
3810 | Personnel Policy and Procedures | Updates language. |
3820 | Facilities and Equipment | Updates and revises language. Adds language to Disaster Response Plan. |
3900 | Quality Management | Updates language. Revises Quality Management program requirements. |
4000 | Eligibility and Assessment of Copay and Fees | Updates language. |
4100 | Client Eligibility Screening Process | Updates language. |
4120 | Screening for HTW | Updates language. |
4130 | Screening for and Determining FPP Eligibility | Updates language. |
4140 | Adjunctive Income Eligibility and Calculation of Applicant Income | Updates language. Adds Medicaid for Pregnant Women and CHIP Perinatal as adjunctive income eligibility programs. Revises eligibility verification documentations. Adds documentation for proof of income. |
4200 | Client Fees, Copays and Guidelines | Updates language. Adds Client Responsibility for Reporting Changes. |
4300 | Continuation of Services | Updates language. |
5000 | Clinical Guidelines | Updates language. |
5100 | Minors, Consent and Confidentiality | Updates language. |
5200 | General Consent | Updates language. |
5210 | Texas Medical Disclosure Panel (TMPD) | Updates language. |
5220 | Consent for HIV Tests | Updates language. |
5300 | Pharmacy | Updates language. Adds requirement to notify HHSC on clinic pharmacy status. |
5400 | Client Health Records and Documentation of Encounters | Updates language. |
5500 | Covered Services | Updates language. |
5510 | Requirements for Policies to Ensure Appropriate Follow-up and Continuity of Care | Updates language. |
5530 | Referrals | Updates language. Incorporates information previously in 5540 and 5550. |
5540 | Prescriptive Authority Agreements | Section removed. Contents updated moved to section 5530. |
5550 | Standing Delegation Orders | Section removed. Contents updated and moved to section 5530. |
5600 | Family Planning and Contraceptive Services | Updates language. Removes six steps approach for contraceptive counseling. Removes Relative Method Effectiveness. Revises information on requirements for patient access methods. Revises references. |
5610 | Preconception Services | Revises and updates language. Revises references and resources. |
5620 | Sterilization Procedures, Consent, Billing, and Reporting | Updates language. Removes required 15 percent cap on sterilization expenditures. Adds references. |
5710 | Cervical Cancer Screening | Updates language. Revises general considerations for cervical cancer screening and adds components of screening. Removes references and resources from section. |
5720 | Breast Cancer Screening | Revises risk screening and individual counseling information. Revises information on frequency and components of breast cancer screening. Updates language and removes references and resources from section. |
5730 | Sexually Transmitted Disease and Infection (STD and STI) Screening and Treatment | Updates language. Removes information on Patient Delivered Partnered Therapy and adds information on Expedited Partner Therapy. Revises references. |
5740 | Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Treatment | Adds diabetes treatment requirements. Removes information on who should be screened for diabetes, risk factors and diagnostic criteria. Revises listed references. |
5750 | Hypertension Screening and Treatment | Adds hypertension treatment requirements. Removes information for classification of blood pressure, diagnosis of hypertension, and instructions for home blood pressure monitoring. Removes information on nonpharmacological intervention for elevated blood pressure. Revises references and resources. |
5760 | High Cholesterol Screening and Treatment | Adds high cholesterol treatment requirements. Removes information on screening for high cholesterol. Revises References and Resources. |
5770 | Postpartum Depression Screening and Treatment | Removes information on risk factors and adds treatment requirements for postpartum depression. Revises referral requirements. Removes service coding. Revises references and resources. |
5780 | Suicide Risk Screening | Removes section. |
5800 | Healthful Lifestyle Intervention | Updates language. Revises smoking and tobacco use guidelines. Removes resources. |
5900 | Perinatal Clinical Policy | Updates Language. Removes information on prenatal and return visit screenings, perinatal histories and laboratory and diagnostic testing. Removes education and counseling information. Revises tobacco assessment and Quitline referral section. Adds required information for parents of infants and children and adds required information about umbilical cord blood donation. |
6000 | Program Promotion, Outreach, and Inreach | Revises section title. Updates language. Removes form 1080 and form 1060 requirements and submission schedule. Adds biannual promotion and outreach survey requirement and schedule. Adds guidance for promotion and outreach. |
7000 | Medicaid Provider Enrollment | Revises section. Updates language. |
7100 | Reimbursement for HHSC Family Planning Services | Updates language. Revises section subheadings. Revises budget section. Revises HTW Claims Pending Eligibility Determination requirements. Removes Performing Provider Number and Retroactive Eligibility information. |
8000 | Required Forms and Reports | Updates language. Replaces form 1080 requirement with Promotion and Outreach Annual Plan. Replaces Form 1060 requirement with Promotion and Outreach Bi-Annual Survey. |
Forms | Forms | Removes Forms 1060 and 1080. Adds Form 1065. |
23-3, Section 9000 Revised
Revision 23-3; Effective Sept. 5, 2023
The following changes(s) were made:
Revised | Title | Change |
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9000 | Resources | Updates the Reimbursable Codes for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Family Planning Program |
23-2, Section 9000 Revised
Revision 23-2; Effective Mar. 31, 2023
The following changes(s) were made:
Revised | Title | Change |
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9000 | Resources | Updates the Optional Co-Pay Table Based on Monthly Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Family Planning Program |
23-1, Section 9000 Revised
Revision 23-1; Effective Mar. 1, 2023
The following changes(s) were made:
Revised | Title | Change |
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9000 | Resources | Updates the Reimbursable Codes for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Family Planning Program |