Texas Health Steps Information for Providers

El Paso Health promotes the Texas Health Steps program by focusing on the medical and case management services for ages birth through 20, and it is dedicated to:

• Expanding recipient awareness of existing medical and case management services through outreach and provider education, and;
• Recruiting and retaining a qualified provider pool to assure the availability of comprehensive preventive medical and case management services.

El Paso Health Providers Make a Difference

Medical, case management, and other providers are the cornerstone to making sure that young people in the El Paso and Hudspeth counties receive Texas Health Steps services at an early age and on a regular basis. El Paso Health is committed to recruiting and educating qualified providers to assure that comprehensive preventive health and case management services are available. Providers performing medical and case management services who wish to be eligible for reimbursement for providing Medicaid and Texas Health Steps services must enroll in these programs through the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP). Please visit http://www.tmhp.com/ for more information. Call us at 915-532-3778 for more information.

Providers are encouraged to visit the HHSC Texas Health Steps Provider Information webpage and to contact the Texas Health Steps Regional Provider Representatives in their respective service area.

Important Notices

• May 2.2022.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• May 2.2022.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• May 2.2022.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• May 2.2022.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• May 2.2022.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• May 2.2022.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_through the end of the Public Health Emergency
• April 04.2022.Important THSteps updates
• Feb.01.2022.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_ April 30, 2022
• Dec.30.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_ Janaury 31, 2022
• Dec.30.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine_January 31, 2022
• Dec.01.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine_December 31, 2021
• Dec.01.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_December 31, 2021
• Sept.28.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_December 31, 2021
• Sept.28.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine_December 31, 2021
• Aug.27.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_September 30, 2021
• Aug.27.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine_September 30, 2021
• July.22.2021 THSteps MRR Training Recording (20 min)
• July.22.2021 THSteps MRR Training Slides
• Jul.01.2021.THSteps-Policy Changes-Developmental Mental Health Screenings
• Jun.30.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine thru July 31, 2021
• Jun.30.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery_July 31, 2021
• May.27.2021.Updated COVID-19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery-Extension through June 30, 2021
• May.27.2021.Updated COVID-19_THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine
• Apr.30.2021.COVID-19-THSteps Recipient Reminder Letters for Telemedicine thru May 31, 2021
• Apr.30.2021.Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery May 31, 2021
• Updated COVID_19 THSteps Medical Checkup Restrictions via Remote Delivery _ February 24, 2021
• Postpartum Depression Screening during an Infant’s THSteps Checkup to Become a Benefit of Texas Medicaid July 1, 2018
• Mental Health Screenings to Change for THSteps effective July 1, 2018
• HHSC Provider Letter re THSteps Documentation Improvement January 18, 2017

Provider Resources

• Texas Health Steps Quick Reference Guide
• Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education
• Texas Health Steps Provider Outreach Referral Form February 1, 2013
• Immunization Training Guide & Practice Procedure Manual 2017
• Anticipatory Guidance Provider Guide
• Periodicity Schedule  June 1, 2021
• THSteps Clinical Record Review Tool with Instructions July 1, 2018
• Postpartum Depression Screening during Texas Health Steps Checkups
• THSteps MRR Training Recording (20 min) July 22, 2021
• THSteps MRR Training Slides September 21, 2022

Developmental and Mental Health Screening Forms

• ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire)
• PEDS (Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status)
• SWYC Survey of Well-being of Young Children
• M-CHAT Developmental Tool for Autism (English)
• M-CHAT Developmental Tool for Autism (Spanish)
• M-CHAT R/F
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
• Postpartum Depression Screening Scale
• Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17)
• Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-35)
• Pediatric Symptom Checklist for Youth (Y-PSC)
• Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Family and Trouble Checklist (CRAFFT)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
• Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Adolescents (PHQ-A)
• Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) Manual and Scoring Instructions
• Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A[anxiety, eating problems, mood problems and substance abuse screen])
• RAAPS Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services