On June 1, 2016 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin about Medicaid benefits available for the prevention, detection, and response to the Zika virus. Zika can cause severe birth defects in unborn children whose mothers are infected while pregnant. Because there is not a vaccine to prevent the disease or medicine to treat it, it is important for women to use repellent to protect themselves and unborn babies.

Starting August 12, 2016, Sendero Health Plans will cover select mosquito repellents for its IdealCare clients. The following information describes the benefit details, including eligibility, benefit specifics and claims processing, and information about Zika virus.

Please see attached PDF file for more information.