Texas now covers mosquito repellents for the prevention of Zika virus. The following notice describes claims processing, eligibility, and benefit information specific to the mosquito repellent benefit for the below programs. The last page of this document contains a prescription template for claims processing.
Covered programs*:
- Medicaid (Managed Care, MCO; and fee-for-service, FFS)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and CHIP-Perinate
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Services (CSHCN)
- Healthy Texas Women (HTW)
*Mosquito repellent is not a benefit of Kidney HealthCare
*Please see attached PDF for more information.