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Case Manager

Medicaid courses and resources, anywhere, anytime.

Medicaid case managers provide valuable services to help improve health outcomes for children, youth and pregnant women. Texas Health Steps provides valuable information, trainings and resources to help case managers perform their jobs.

Required Courses for Case Managers

Completing and downloading a certificate of completion for each of the courses shown below meets the requirement for Medicaid case management training prior to receiving certification from the Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women program.

Introduction to Medicaid Case Management Services in Texas

This introductory course is the first training prospective case managers should complete. The course provides an overview of Medicaid case management services and describes how case managers support Medicaid services for children and families and provides guidance about working with various state programs.

Format: Quick Course

Read Time: 13 min

Trauma-Informed Practices for Medicaid Case Management

Integrating a trauma-informed approach to case management can enhance a practitioner’s ability to provide respectful and responsive services for all clients. This course provides training on recognizing the impact of trauma and how to adopt and apply trauma-informed practices during interactions with children, youth and pregnant women who are eligible for Medicaid case management services in Texas.

Format: Quick Course

Read Time: 15 min

Medicaid Case Management Services for Children and Pregnant Women in Texas

Integrate case management services to support patients and families dealing with special health care needs or chronic conditions. Includes information about eligibility for Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women.

Format: CE/CME

Credits: CE 1.00

Transition to Adult Care: Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Learn to develop and implement transition plans for patients with chronic health conditions or disabilities as they approach school age or adulthood.

Format: CE/CME

Credits: CE 1.00

Tools & Resources

Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women is a Texas Medicaid benefit for eligible patients who have medical-related needs that might affect their health care. The patients must be eligible for Medicaid and be either:

A child birth through age 20 with a health condition or health risk.
A woman of any age who has a high-risk pregnancy.

Many of these patients have complex needs that range from specialty referrals and medical equipment/supplies to educational, psychosocial, financial and transportation services. Case managers help patients and their families find and get these services.

The printed materials below are available for download in PDF format and can be ordered here.

Case Management Brochure

English / Spanish | English / Vietnamese

Case Management Poster

English | Spanish | Vietnamese

Case Management Provider Recruitment Flyer

English

Visit the Tools & Resources page for Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women forms and referral information for Texas Health Steps medical providers.