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Reminder: HCS and TxHmL Programs can Submit 837P Professional and 837D Dental Claims Using EDI or TexMedConnect

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Beginning May 2, 2022, Texas Home Living (TxHmL), Home and Community-based Services (HCS) providers, Local Intellectual and Development Disability Authorities (LIDDAs), and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) billing on behalf of Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers will submit claims and forms to Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP). Providers, LIDDAs, and FMSAs billing on behalf of CDS employers that will submit claims can submit professional and dental claims using TexMedConnect or X12 837 Professional and X12 837 Dental claims using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Note: Claims with dates of service on or after May 1, 2022, should be submitted using one of the TMHP claim submission systems.

Providers, LIDDAs, and FMSAs that will submit claims using TexMedConnect will select Dental as the claim type for dental procedures and Professional as the claim type for all other services. Providers can refer to the Filing A Claim section of the Long-Term Care (LTC) User Guide for TexMedConnect or watch the HCS and TxHmL Claims Submission webinar recording on the TMHP Learning Management System (LMS). Providers that still need to set up a TexMedConnect Account, can refer to the TMHP Account Setup for HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs Quick Reference Guide for account creation instructions.

Claims submitted using EDI for dental procedures must be submitted with 837D dental claims, and all other claims will need to be submitted with 837P professional claims. Providers can refer to the Long-Term Care (LTC) 837 Companion Guides under the Companion Guides header of the TMHP EDI web page for more information about 837P and 837D claims.

Providers, LIDDAs, and FMSAs that will use EDI to submit claims, and still need to set up an EDI account, must begin by completing and submitting the EDI Agreement for each provider number (or contract number).

Note: It can take up to 30 days to complete the EDI account setup process. Providers that will be submitting HCS and TxHmL claims using EDI should begin setting up their EDI accounts as soon as possible.

Providers that have submitted their EDI Agreement, and are using a third-party claims vendor that is not on the Approved Vendor List, should follow the steps in the Get Started section on the left-hand side of the TMHP EDI web page.

For additional questions, providers can refer to HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or contact the TMHP EDI Help Desk at 888-863-3638 Option 4.