Texas Medicaid Mosquito Repellent Benefit:
What Pharmacy Providers Need to Know

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Overview of Mosquito-Borne Diseases and the Medicaid Mosquito Repellent Benefit

Pharmacy Participation in Dispensing Mosquito Repellent

Appendix and References

• Educational Materials

  International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). (2020). Vector-Borne Diseases: A Handbook for Pharmacists.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Mosquito-Borne Diseases.

  Smithsonian Science Education Center. (2023). Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health for All from Mosquito-Borne Diseases?

  Vector Disease Control International (VDCI). (2023). VDCI Mosquito Management.

• Provider Resources

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Health Advisory: Locally Acquired Malaria Case.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Texas Reports First West Nile Case of 2023.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Vendor Drug Program.

  Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership. (2023). Reminder: Mosquito Repellent Pharmacy Benefits Available.

  Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership. (2023). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM).

  Texas Vendor Drug Program. (2023). Formulary Search.

  Texas Vendor Drug Program. (2022). MCO Search.

• References Featured in Course

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Areas at Risk for Zika.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). List of Mosquito-Borne Diseases.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Mosquito-Borne Diseases.

  Texas Department of Health and Human Services. TexasZika.org.