Common use of Sexually Transmitted Clause in Contracts

Sexually Transmitted. Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The MCO must provide STD services that include STD/HIV prevention, screening, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment. The MCO is responsible for implementing procedures to ensure that Members have prompt access to appropriate services for STDs, including HIV. The MCO must allow Members access to STD services and HIV diagnosis services without prior authorization or referral by a PCP. The MCO must comply with Texas Family Code Section 32.003, relating to consent to treatment by a child. The MCO must provide all Covered Services required to form the basis for a diagnosis by the Provider as well as the STD/HIV treatment plan. The MCO must make education available to Providers and Members on the prevention, detection and effective treatment of STDs, including HIV. The MCO must require Providers to report all confirmed cases of STDs, including HIV, to the local or regional health authority according to 25 T.A.C. §§97.131 - 97.134, using the required forms and procedures for reporting STDs. The MCO must require the Providers to coordinate with the HHSC regional health authority to ensure that Members with confirmed cases of syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV receive risk reduction and partner elicitation/notification counseling. The MCO must have established procedures to make Member records available to public health agencies with authority to conduct disease investigation, receive confidential Member information, and provide follow up activities. The MCO must require that Providers have procedures in place to protect the confidentiality of Members provided STD/HIV services. These procedures must include, but are not limited to, the manner in which medical records are to be safeguarded, how employees are to protect medical information, and under what conditions information can be shared. The MCO must inform and require its Providers who provide STD/HIV services to comply with all state laws relating to communicable disease reporting requirements. The MCO must implement policies and procedures to monitor Provider compliance with confidentiality requirements. The MCO must have policies and procedures in place regarding obtaining informed consent and counseling Members provided STD/HIV services.

Sexually Transmitted. Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The MCO HMO must provide STD services that include STD/HIV prevention, screening, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment. The MCO HMO is responsible for implementing procedures to ensure that Members have prompt access to appropriate services for STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must allow Members access to STD services and HIV diagnosis services without prior authorization or referral by a PCP. The MCO HMO must comply with Texas Family Code Section 32.003, relating to consent to treatment by a child. The MCO HMO must provide all Covered Services required to form the basis for a diagnosis by the Provider as well as the STD/HIV treatment plan. The MCO HMO must make education available to Providers and Members on the prevention, detection and effective treatment of STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must require Providers to report all confirmed cases of STDs, including HIV, to the local or regional health authority according to 25 T.A.C. §§97.131 - 97.134, using the required forms and procedures for reporting STDs. The MCO HMO must require the Providers to coordinate with the HHSC regional health authority to ensure that Members with confirmed cases of syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV receive risk reduction and partner elicitation/notification counseling. The MCO HMO must have established procedures to make Member records available to public health agencies with authority to conduct disease investigation, receive confidential Member information, and provide follow up activities. The MCO HMO must require that Providers have procedures in place to protect the confidentiality of Members provided STD/HIV services. These procedures must include, but are not limited to, the manner in which medical records are to be safeguarded, how employees are to protect medical information, and under what conditions information can be shared. The MCO HMO must inform and require its Providers who provide STD/HIV services to comply with all state laws relating to communicable disease reporting requirements. The MCO HMO must implement policies and procedures to monitor Provider compliance with confidentiality requirements. The MCO HMO must have policies and procedures in place regarding obtaining informed consent and counseling Members provided STD/HIV services.

Sexually Transmitted. Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The MCO HMO must provide STD services that include STD/HIV prevention, screening, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment. The MCO HMO is responsible for implementing procedures to ensure that Members have prompt access to appropriate services for STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must allow Members access to STD services and HIV diagnosis services without prior authorization or referral by a PCP. The MCO HMO must comply with Texas Family Code Section 32.003, relating to consent to treatment by a child. The MCO HMO must provide all Covered Services required to form the basis for a diagnosis by the Provider as well as the STD/HIV treatment plan. The MCO HMO must make education available to Providers and Members on the prevention, detection and effective treatment of STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must require Providers to report all confirmed cases of STDs, including HIV, to the local or regional health authority according to 25 T.A.C. §§97.131 - 97.134, using the required forms and procedures for reporting STDs. The MCO HMO must require the Providers to coordinate with the HHSC regional health authority to ensure that Members with confirmed cases of syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV receive risk reduction and partner elicitation/notification counseling. The MCO HMO must have established procedures to make Member records available to public health agencies with authority to conduct disease investigation, receive confidential Member information, and provide follow up activities. The MCO HMO must require that Providers have procedures in place to protect the confidentiality of Members provided STD/HIV services. These procedures must include, but are not limited to, the manner in which medical records are to be safeguarded, how employees are to protect medical information, and under what conditions information can be shared. The MCO HMO must inform and require its Providers who provide STD/HIV services to comply with all state laws relating to communicable disease reporting requirements. The MCO HMO must implement policies and procedures to monitor Provider compliance with confidentiality requirements. Contractual Document (CD) Responsible Office: HHSC Office of General Counsel (OGC) Subject: Attachment B-1 – HHSC Joint Medicaid/CHIP HMO RFP, Section 8 Version 1.0 The MCO HMO must have policies and procedures in place regarding obtaining informed consent and counseling Members provided STD/HIV services.

Sexually Transmitted. Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The MCO HMO must provide STD services that include STD/HIV prevention, screening, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment. The MCO HMO is responsible for implementing procedures to ensure that Members have prompt access to appropriate services for STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must allow Members access to STD services and HIV diagnosis services without prior authorization or referral by a PCP. The MCO HMO must comply with Texas Family Code Section 32.003, relating to consent to treatment by a child. The MCO HMO must provide all Covered Services required to form the basis for a diagnosis by the Provider as well as the STD/HIV treatment plan. The MCO HMO must make education available to Providers and Members on the prevention, detection and effective treatment of STDs, including HIV. The MCO HMO must require Providers to report all confirmed cases of STDs, including HIV, to the local or regional health authority according to 25 T.A.C. §§97.131 - 97.134, using the required forms and procedures for reporting STDs. The MCO HMO must require the Providers to coordinate with the HHSC regional health authority to ensure that Members with confirmed cases of syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV receive risk reduction and partner elicitation/notification counseling. Contractual Document (CD) Responsible Office: HHSC Office of General Counsel (OGC) Subject: Attachment B-1 – HHSC Joint Medicaid/CHIP HMO RFP, Section 8 Version 1.7 The MCO HMO must have established procedures to make Member records available to public health agencies with authority to conduct disease investigation, receive confidential Member information, and provide follow up activities. The MCO HMO must require that Providers have procedures in place to protect the confidentiality of Members provided STD/HIV services. These procedures must include, but are not limited to, the manner in which medical records are to be safeguarded, how employees are to protect medical information, and under what conditions information can be shared. The MCO HMO must inform and require its Providers who provide STD/HIV services to comply with all state laws relating to communicable disease reporting requirements. The MCO HMO must implement policies and procedures to monitor Provider compliance with confidentiality requirements. The MCO HMO must have policies and procedures in place regarding obtaining informed consent and counseling Members provided STD/HIV services.