Texas CHIP Perinatal benefits
CHIP Perinatal services offers health care to unborn children of pregnant women.
Wellpoint is here to help your new family
CHIP Perinatal benefits can help you give your baby a healthy start in life.
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CHIP Perinatal benefits include:
There are no copays for covered services.
Check your CHIP Perinate member handbook for a complete list of your benefits.
24-hour Nurse HelpLine
Get 24-hour phone advice from a registered nurse.
Call 833-731-2160 (TTY 711)
Pharmacy and prescription drugs
Your benefits include a wide range of prescription drugs. You don’t have pharmacy copays. We work with CarelonRx to provide these benefits.
Benefits for newborns
The benefits a newborn will receive depend on your family’s income. If your child lives with a family that has an income at or below the Medicaid eligibility threshold, your unborn child will be moved to Medicaid from the CHIP Perinatal program and get 12 months of Medicaid benefits, starting on the date of their birth.
CHIP Perinate Newborn benefits
If the CHIP Perinate member (your unborn child) is in a family with an income above the Medicaid eligibility threshold, then your child will continue to get health care benefits through the CHIP program after birth. If your baby is eligible as a CHIP Perinate Newborn, they will receive the same coverage as a CHIP member starting the day of their birth, except that copays will not apply until the newborn coverage period ends. Other children covered by CHIP in the same family will still have copays.
Preapprovals
A preapproval is when your provider needs to ask us to approve a service before you receive it. Your provider will work with us to get the approval.
Preapproval is not needed for emergency services directly related to the delivery of your unborn child until birth.
Please visit our Referrals and Preapprovals page for more information.
Learn more about the preapprovals (prior authorizations) process on the Wellpoint provider website.
The member handbook: Everything you need to know
Your member handbook is your go-to guide for health services. Read it to find out about:
CHIP Perinate member handbook (English)
CHIP Perinate member handbook (Spanish)
9/24 CHIP Perinate Value-Added Benefits Change Insert (English)
Need a handbook mailed to you?
You can request a handbook via live chat with Member Services. To have a CHIP Perinate member handbook mailed to you at no cost, contact Member Services. The handbook will be mailed within five business days of your request.