Appointment & Reappointment Delays
Practitioners must have a current:
- Texas State Medical License
- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) License
- DPS (Department of Public Safety) License
Delay in acquiring these documents will delay the credentialing and recredentialing process. If a practitioner's DEA is registered in another state, he/she must apply to have it transferred to Texas.
Delay will occur if verifications are not received in a timely manner. Complete contact information expedites the verification process; ie. email and/or fax numbers.
Delay will occur if a physician has malpractice history, adverse findings and/or work history gaps. Complete information must be provided during credentialing and recredentialing process explaining each of these events.
The following information must be provided for malpractice history:
- A brief summary of involvement in his/her own words.
- Date suit was filed.
- Current status of the suit(s) such as pending, settled, dismissed, closed.
- Amount of money paid on behalf of the physician or allied health professional.
- If information is incomplete or insufficient for any of these situations it will delay the credentialing and recredentialing process.
