July 2017

Enrollment Information Specific to CHIP Providers

Beginning July 1, 2017, providers can indicate that they intend to only serve Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members on the enrollment application. Providers must document this appropriately to ensure they are not displayed as a Medicaid provider on online provider lookup (OPL).

CHIP providers are encouraged to enroll using Provider Enrollment on the Portal. Additionally, the Provider Information Management System (PIMS) will be updated with options for providers to designate that they intend to only serve CHIP members.

Providers should begin the enrollment process as soon as possible. The PIMS update will allow providers who start the enrollment process before these updates occur to designate themselves as CHIP-only providers on the OPL after they are enrolled.

For more information, providers should visit the upcoming CHIP web page that will be added to TMHP.com in the next few weeks.

For more information, call the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership Contact Center at 1-800-925-9126.