Texas Health Steps

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Expanding Client Awareness of Existing
Health and Dental Services

Checkups and a Whole Lot More!

How can my child get a Texas Health Steps check-up?

What can my child get from Texas Health Steps?

When is the right time for a Texas Health Steps check-up?

Where can my child get a Texas Health Steps check-up?

Who can get Texas Health Steps services?

Why are Texas Health Steps check-ups important?

How can my child get a Texas Health Steps check-up?

• If your child needs medical and dental care that Medicaid provides and is not getting that care, visit the Texas Health and Human Services Commission web site about getting your child enrolled in Medicaid.
• Call your doctor, nurse, dentist, or case manager and ask for a Texas Health Steps checkup for your child.
• If you need help finding a doctor, nurse, dentist, or case manager, call:
  
  
  1-877-THSTEPS (1-877-847-8377)
  (The call is free!)
  
  A Texas Health Steps Outreach Counselor will help you find a provider and answer any questions you may have about the services your child can get. Outreach Counselors are available to talk with you Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• You also may contact the Texas Health Steps Regional Office near where you live by visiting the Regions page of this web site.
• If you have no way to get to a Texas Health Steps medical or dental appointment, please visit the Medical Transportation web site or call:
  
  
  1-877-633-8747
  (The call is free!)
  
  The Medical Transportation Program staff will help you get a ride at no cost to you or will pay one of your friends, relatives, or neighbors to drive you to and from a Texas Health Steps appointment. They also will give you money for gas to get to a medical or dental appointment.

What can my child get from Texas Health Steps?

• Medical and dental checkups and treatment at no cost to you.
• Medical checkups include vision and hearing screenings.
• Lab tests and shots, if needed, at no cost to you.
• Case management for children with special health care needs.
• New eye glasses and repair or replacement if lost or broken.
• Hearing aids and repair or replacement through the Program for Amplification for Children of Texas.
• Prescriptions to help your child stay well or get well when they are sick.

When is the right time for a Texas Health Steps check-up?

• Check your Medicaid Identification Form (Med ID) each month when it comes in the mail. It shows when your child is due for medical and dental checkups and other screenings.
• What does it mean if nothing appears under your child's name on the Med ID form? It means it is not time for a checkup, but you can still take your child to doctors, nurses, or dentists if they are sick or in pain and Medicaid will pay for the visit and any medically necessary care.
• Checkup ages for:
• Babies and toddlers - 1-2 weeks, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, and 2, 3, 4, and 5 years.
• Older children - 6, 8, and 10 years.
• Preteens, teens, and young adults - 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 years.

Where can my child get a Texas Health Steps check-up?

Who can get Texas Health Steps services?

Why are Texas Health Steps check-ups important?

• Checkups find health problems when they are small even when your child feels okay.
• Checkups prevent health problems that make it hard for your child to grow and learn.
• Checkups help your child have a healthy smile.