Did you know that you can access our Member Portal online? Texas Health Steps
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) provides medical and dental preventive care and treatment to Medicaid clients from birth to twenty (20) years of age. Services are provided by Medicaid enrolled Texas Health Steps Providers.
Preventive Care Medical Checkups and Services
Texas Health Steps provides medical checkups and preventive services and are based on the Texas Health Steps Periodicity Schedule. The Periodicity Schedule lists specific medical screening components for infants, children and youth and the various ages when they are required. Texas Health Steps medical checkups must include regularly scheduled examinations and screenings of the general physical and mental health, growth, development, and nutritional status of infants, children and youth.
The following federal and state mandated components must be documented in order for the checkup to be considered complete:
- Comprehensive health and developmental history
- Comprehensive unclothed physical examination
- Immunizations
- Laboratory Screening
- Health education/anticipatory guidance
- Dental referral
Texas Health Steps Resources
- Texas Health Steps - HHSC
- Texas Health Steps - HHS Overview and Enrollment
- Texas Health Steps Medical Providers
- Texas Health Steps Quick Reference Guide
- Preventing lead exposure
- Texas Health Steps checkup components
- Texas Health Steps medical checkup periodicity schedule for infants, children, and adolescents
- Texas Health Steps regional contacts
- Texas Health Steps Training on TMHP Learning Management System
- Texas Health Steps Online Provider Education - Free Continuing Education Credits
- Texas Health Steps Forms