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Webinar About STAR Health Private Pay Option for Out-of-Network Services
Texas Medicaid·TX · Pediatrics·Education
Effective date
Feb 24, 2026
We identified it
Feb 11, 2026
Summary
Texas HHSC is hosting an educational webinar on February 24, 2026, about Senate Bill 855, which allows medical consenters of children in DFPS conservatorship to privately pay for out-of-network services from providers not in the STAR Health Medicaid network. This creates a new private-pay option for covered Medicaid services (excluding pharmacy) when treating these specific pediatric patients.
Action Required
By February 24, 2026: Clinical and billing staff who may treat children in DFPS conservatorship should register for and attend the educational webinar to understand S.B. 855 requirements for private-pay arrangements, care coordination, and compliance obligations when providing out-of-network services to STAR Health patients.