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STEPS Planned System Outage – Feb. 27, 2026 to March 1, 2026
Texas Medicaid·TX·System Updates
Effective date
Feb 27, 2026
We identified it
Feb 26, 2026
Summary
The State of Texas Electronic Provider System (STEPS) will be unavailable from February 27-March 1, 2026, for system upgrades. This outage affects multiple program enrollment deadlines immediately following the outage, including CHIRP, DPP BHS, RAPPS, and TIPPS programs with a March 5 deadline.
Action Required
Before February 27, 2026 at 5 PM CST: Complete all STEPS system activities and submissions before the outage begins. By March 5, 2026: Enroll in SFY 2027 programs (CHIRP, DPP BHS, RAPPS, TIPPS) immediately when STEPS Release 2 goes live on March 2. By March 18, 2026: Complete QIPP enrollment. By April 1, 2026: Complete Executive Order GA-46 enrollment for reporting period 1. No extensions will be granted beyond these deadlines.