- CHIP / STAR Provider Manual
- STAR Kids Provider Manual
- STAR Kids Provider Training Manual
- Pre-Authorization Requirements
- TCHP Institutional Companion Guide
- TCHP Professional Companion Guide
Pharmacy Directories
Harris Service AreaJefferson Service AreaNEMRSA Service Area
ADHD resources
- ADHD Provider Toolkit
- ADHD Home Interventions
- ADHD Letter - Parent to School
- ADHD Letter - PCP to Teacher
- NICHQ (National Incentive for Children’s Healthcare Quality) toolkits
- CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- National Resource Center on ADHD
- ADHD Information
Behavioral health resources
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Guidelines
- National Institute of Mental Health—Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Improving Cultural Competency in Children’s Health Care: Expanding Perspectives
Community/national resources
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Houston
- ARC of Greater Houston
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Children at Risk (Houston)
Mental health illness, alcohol and other drug abuse
- National Institute of Mental Health
- NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental Health
- Alanon and Alateen Family Group Headquarters Inc.
OB/GYN resources
- Postpartum Depression Toolkit
- Low-dose aspirin use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia
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
- Help Your Child Learn to Talk
- Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
- Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation
- Speech Sound Development Chart
- Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Physician Referral Form
- The Value of ECI
- 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
Member Rights and Responsibilities
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.