PARKLAND HEALTHfirst - Parkland Community Health Plan, Inc.
PARKLAND HEALTHfirst - Parkland Community Health Plan, Inc.
PARKLAND HEALTHfirst - Parkland Community Health Plan, Inc.
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- <strong>Health</strong> needs<br />
- Specialist recommendations<br />
- Periodic reassessment of the member’s functional status and service delivery needs.<br />
• The Primary Care Provider must maintain an initial plan of care in the medical records of persons with<br />
disabilities or chronic or complex conditions and that plan must be updated as often as the member’s needs<br />
change, but at least yearly.<br />
• PCHP will ensure the provider networks have adequate capacity of Primary Care Providers and specialists<br />
skilled in treating persons with disabilities or chronic or complex conditions. Note the following<br />
requirements:<br />
- Specialty doctors must be board Certified/Eligible;<br />
- Texas licensed doctors can offer specialty care within PCHP under the direction of the PCHP Medical<br />
Director;<br />
- PCHP is required to verify documented experience of Primary Care Providers and Specialty Care<br />
Providers to ensure they have experience in treating persons with disabilities or chronic or complex<br />
conditions; and,<br />
- For children with disabilities or chronic and complex conditions, PCHP is required to obtain proof of<br />
demonstrated Primary Care Provider or Specialty care experience in treating members of this kind at<br />
children’s hospitals, medical schools, or teaching hospitals.<br />
• PCHP makes every effort to establish relationships with community organizations in order to make<br />
referrals for CHIP members with chronic or complex conditions. These organizations can include:<br />
- Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)<br />
- Department of Mental <strong>Health</strong> and Mental Retardation (MHMR)<br />
- Texas Department of State <strong>Health</strong> Services (DSHS) Title V Program<br />
- Local School District (Special Education)<br />
- Other state and local agencies and program with jurisdiction over children’s services, including food<br />
stamps, Women, Infants, and Children’s (WIC) Program<br />
- Texas Information and Referral Network<br />
- Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)<br />
- Child-serving civic and religious organizations and consumer and advocacy groups, such as United<br />
Cerebral Palsy, that also work on behalf of the chronic and complex population.<br />
Home <strong>Health</strong><br />
PCHP provides for home health care services when ordered by the doctor and approved by PCHP. Home<br />
<strong>Health</strong> services are not a benefit for <strong>Parkland</strong> CHIP Perinate members. Home health care services can include<br />
nursing care, intravenous medication, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, home health aid<br />
services, etc. and require prior authorization. Durable Medical Equipment Services also require prior<br />
authorization as detailed in the Prior authorization section. A copy of the Prior Authorization form is provided<br />
in Appendix A of this manual.<br />
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