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Rehabs That Take STAR Kids

STAR Kids is a Texas Medicaid managed care program for children and young adults aged 20 and under who have disabilities. Members get coverage through a STAR Kids health plan chosen in their service area, and benefits can include drug and alcohol treatment for young people. What applies depends on the health plan, network and level of care, and some services need approval first.Texas centers listed here name STAR Kids on their own websites. Before admission, a parent or guardian should ask the facility and the plan about benefits, network status, prior approval and any cost, and whether a service coordinator can help.

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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers That Accept STAR Kids

Lakes Regional Community Center – Bonham

410 West Sam Rayburn Drive, Bonham, TX, 75418

4.0★★★★☆4

State licensed

OutpatientAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+8

Deaf and HoH

The address on record is 410 West Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham, Texas. It is recorded as offering intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Approved medication is used alongside counseling, which is what medication-assisted treatment means in practice. Treatment is delivered without an overnight stay, around existing commitments. Trauma-specific provision is recorded here. Both federal registration through SAMHSA and Texas Health and Human Services Commission licensing are on record.

2.8 miBonham State Park Lake64 miDallas Love FieldServes2 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +34 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Matrix Model Treatment · Motivational Interviewing · Trauma Therapy

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Adult Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · +35 more

Support services

Case Management · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional Community Center – Mount Pleasant

1300 West 16th Street, Mount Pleasant, TX, 75455

4.6★★★★★10

State licensed

OutpatientAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+8

Deaf and HoH

Lakes Regional Community Center occupies 1300 West 16th Street in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Listed provision covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment appears on the record, pairing approved medication with counseling and review. Treatment is delivered without an overnight stay, around existing commitments. Trauma care appears on the record alongside the rest. The facility is federally registered and licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

18 miShaw Lake57 miEast Texas Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional Community Center – Paris

22 West Cherry Street, Paris, TX, 75460

4.7★★★★★6

State licensed

OutpatientAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+8

Deaf and HoH

Lakes Regional Community Center occupies 22 West Cherry Street in Paris, Texas. Listed provision covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment forms part of the provision listed here. Treatment runs on an outpatient footing, with people returning home between appointments. Trauma care appears on the record alongside the rest. The facility is federally registered and licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

15 miAllen Island91 miTyler Pounds Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional MHMR Center – Rockwall

2435 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX, 75087

3.6★★★★☆18

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

Records place Lakes Regional MHMR Center at 2435 Ridge Road, Rockwall, Texas. Services on file are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Substance use and mental health conditions are both treated here. Provision is outpatient, so no overnight stay is involved. Telehealth appointments are recorded as available, which widens what is reachable for anyone without transport. The provider appears in the federal treatment register, with state licensing through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

2.3 miHobart Wisdom Field23 miDallas Love FieldServes9 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +33 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · Walk-In Rehab · +1 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment · +3 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · +11 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · +70 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · +5 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional MH/MR Center – Terrell

400 Airport Road, Terrell, TX, 75160

3.4★★★☆☆19

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

This location is registered at 400 Airport Road in Terrell, Texas. On record, this provider offers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Substance use and mental health conditions are both treated here. Provision is outpatient, so no overnight stay is involved. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. Both federal registration through SAMHSA and Texas Health and Human Services Commission licensing are on record.

13 miSouth Fork Sabine River34 miDallas Love FieldServes4 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional Community Center – Sulphur Springs

655 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX, 75482

3.3★★★☆☆15

State licensed

OutpatientAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+8

Deaf and HoH

The facility is recorded at 655 Airport Road in Sulphur Springs, Texas. It is recorded as offering intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment forms part of the provision listed here. This is outpatient provision, so daily life continues around the appointments. Trauma-specific provision is recorded here. Registration is federal, through SAMHSA; licensing is held with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

13 miMiddle Sulphur River57 miTyler Pounds Regional AirportServes2 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional MH/MR Center – Paris

2915 North Main Street, Paris, TX, 75460

3.3★★★☆☆21

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealth

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+4

Spanish spoken

The facility is recorded at 2915 North Main Street in Paris, Texas. According to the federal listing this provider runs intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Provision here is recorded as mental health treatment. Provision is outpatient, so no overnight stay is involved. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. Registration is federal, through SAMHSA; licensing is held with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

13 miAllen Island92 miTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field)Serves1 town

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +7 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Teen Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Teen Outpatient Rehab · Teen PTSD Rehab · Teen Rehab · Teen Telehealth · Teen Trauma Rehab · +13 more

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Housing and Employment Support · Intensive Case Management · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · Supported Employment · Supported Housing

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional Community Center – Greenville

4200 Stuart Street, Greenville, TX, 75401

2.6★★★☆☆14

Federally certified

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

The address on record is 4200 Stuart Street in Greenville, Texas. Services on file are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of what is listed, which for opioid dependence means buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone alongside counseling. Treatment is delivered without an overnight stay, around existing commitments. Telehealth appointments are recorded as available, which widens what is reachable for anyone without transport. Trauma care appears on the record alongside the rest. Registration is…

11 miCowleech Fork Sabine River47 miDallas Love FieldServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · Recurrence Prevention · +2 more

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

Lakes Regional Community Center – Sherman

809 Gallagher Drive, Sherman, TX, 75092

State licensed

OutpatientAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+8

Deaf and HoH

Lakes Regional Community Center is based at 809 Gallagher Drive in Sherman, Texas. Services on file are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is recorded, combining prescribing with regular clinical contact. This is outpatient provision, so daily life continues around the appointments. Trauma care appears on the record alongside the rest. The facility is federally registered and licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

17 miWashita River59 miDallas Love FieldServes3 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) · Medicare · STAR · STAR Kids · STAR Plus · TRICARE

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STAR Kids is the Texas Medicaid managed care program for children and young adults 20 and younger who have a disability. It is run by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which contracts with health plans to deliver the benefit, so the coverage a family actually uses comes from the plan printed on the Medicaid card rather than from a company called STAR Kids. Substance use disorder treatment and mental health care sit inside that benefit.

The distinction that decides this page is age combined with disability. STAR is the main Texas Medicaid managed care program for low-income children, pregnant women and families, STAR+PLUS serves adults who have disabilities or are 65 or older, and STAR Health is the foster care program. STAR Kids covers the group 20 and younger with disabilities, and enrollment is mandatory for the waiver and Supplemental Security Income groups it names. Because the member is a child or a young adult, the age floors written into the medication rules and the service coordination attached to the program change what treatment looks like.

This guide covers who qualifies for STAR Kids, which health plans hold it in which Texas service areas, what Texas Medicaid pays for in substance use disorder treatment and for how long, the counseling and residential limits, the prior authorization rules the plans publish, what a member pays, how STAR Kids differs from the other STAR programs, and how a family locates a program that is in the right plan’s network.

What Is STAR Kids and Who Runs It?

STAR Kids is a Texas Medicaid managed care program for members 20 and younger who have disabilities, administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The state contracts with health plans, and the plan a family picks delivers and pays for covered care. Behavioral health is carved in to each plan rather than run by one statewide vendor.

Nobody owns STAR Kids. It is a state program operating under a federal waiver, part of the managed care structure Texas began building in 1993 when the first STAR pilots started in Travis County and in Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston counties. There is no single STAR Kids member services number for the whole program: families call their own plan, while plan changes and program-level questions go to the Texas STAR Program Helpline on 1-800-964-2777, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with TTY on 7-1-1. Applications and renewals run through YourTexasBenefits.com or 2-1-1, and the Medicaid helpline is 1-800-252-8263.

Which Health Plans and Service Areas Offer STAR Kids?

STAR Kids runs statewide, but the plan line-up changes by service area, so a family in one county may have a different choice from a family two counties away. Published plan materials name several of those pairings directly, and the service area is what decides which of them a member can actually join.

Aetna’s Texas Medicaid pages state that Aetna Better Health of Texas holds STAR Kids in the Dallas and Tarrant service areas, with a STAR Kids line on 1-844-787-5437. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas names Travis and MRSA Central as its STAR Kids service areas, with customer service on 1-877-784-6802 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, Monday to Friday, a nurse line on 1-855-802-4614 and STAR Kids service coordination on 1-877-301-4394 — which is the plan that covers Austin and the rest of the Travis area. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan lists STAR Kids member services on 1-888-384-1680 with TTY 711 and a round-the-clock nurse line on 1-844-222-7326, and Wellpoint Texas gives a STAR Kids line of 844-756-4600. Superior HealthPlan and Texas Children’s Health Plan also hold the program in their own areas.

Who Qualifies for STAR Kids

STAR Kids covers children and adults 20 and younger who have disabilities. The groups named are those receiving Supplemental Security Income and those in the Medically Dependent Children Program, YES, CLASS, DBMD, HCS and TxHmL waiver groups, and enrollment in STAR Kids is mandatory for them rather than optional.

Turning 21

Because the program stops at 20 and younger, a member who is approaching 21 moves out of STAR Kids. Adults who have disabilities or are 65 or older are served through STAR+PLUS, the Texas Medicaid managed care program that began in January 1998 and carries long-term services as well as acute care. A course of treatment that straddles that birthday is worth raising with the service coordinator early.

Does STAR Kids Cover Drug and Alcohol Rehab?

Yes, substance use disorder treatment is a Texas Medicaid benefit and the member’s STAR Kids plan delivers it. The listed services are assessment, outpatient individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment, outpatient withdrawal management, residential withdrawal management and residential treatment, written for a substance use disorder as defined in the current diagnostic manual.

The counseling side carries its own arithmetic. Texas Medicaid allows one assessment per episode of care, up to 135 group counseling sessions per member per calendar year and up to 26 hours of individual counseling per member per calendar year. Mental health care is listed separately as a covered STAR service, and plan handbooks add inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, psychiatry and mental health rehabilitative services, with residential treatment sitting at the top of the range a plan will review.

How Long Does STAR Kids Cover Residential Treatment and Withdrawal Management?

Residential treatment runs up to 35 days per episode of care, and no more than two episodes are allowed in a rolling six-month period or four in a rolling 12 months. Outpatient and residential withdrawal management are each covered up to 21 days per episode, and the rule sets no limit on how many medical detox episodes a member may have.

Episodes, not calendar years. The residential limit counts episodes of care on a rolling window rather than resetting on January 1, while the counseling limits reset with the calendar year. A young member who used two residential episodes in the spring has none left until that six-month window rolls forward, which is the arithmetic the admissions team and the service coordinator work through together.

Does STAR Kids Need Prior Authorization for Rehab?

Yes, for the higher levels of care, and the list belongs to the plan rather than to the state. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas states that its Texas Medicaid plans, STAR and STAR Kids, require prior authorization for inpatient substance use services, withdrawal management, residential treatment, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care. The same requirement applies to mental health inpatient care.

UnitedHealthcare publishes a Texas STAR authorization list dated July 1, 2026, administered under the Optum brand, and Optum manages behavioral health for the Texas CHIP, STAR, STAR+PLUS and STAR Kids plans alike. That list requires authorization for mental health and substance use inpatient care, residential care including withdrawal management, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization, while community outpatient services do not need it. Out-of-network requests always need authorization, and an emergency admission needs notification only.

What the Plans Use to Decide

Criteria vary by plan. Texas Children’s Health Plan states that it applies InterQual level of care criteria for behavioral health and substance use requests, the ASAM Criteria for inpatient withdrawal management, the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual and the Texas Resilience and Recovery utilization management guidelines. Asking which set a plan uses before admission tells the admissions team what the request has to document.

Medication Rules and the Age Floor

Texas Medicaid treats medication-assisted treatment as a benefit whose duration is individualized to the treatment goals, and defines it as an FDA-approved medication combined with psychosocial treatment. The clinical prior authorization for buprenorphine and naloxone combinations looks for an opioid use disorder diagnosis within the last 730 days, an age of 16 or older, and no concurrent opioid analgesic use; approvals then run 180 days. Buprenorphine-only tablets additionally look for pregnancy or documented naloxone intolerance.

The age 16 line matters here more than on any other STAR page. STAR Kids runs from birth to 20, but the state’s buprenorphine and naloxone criteria set the floor at 16. For a member under that age, the medication route is a clinical conversation with the prescriber rather than a standing benefit, and plans must still follow the state preferred drug list, which is republished each January and July.

How Much Does Rehab Cost With STAR Kids?

Nothing, for covered services inside the plan’s network. Texas Medicaid plans state that members pay no copayments: UnitedHealthcare’s Texas materials put behavioral therapy, substance use treatment and medications at 100% with no copay, Wellpoint states no copays for mental health and substance use services, and Aetna’s Texas Medicaid members get preferred drug list medicines at no cost.

Network is the catch rather than cost sharing. A STAR Kids member uses the network of the plan on the card, and plan handbooks are blunt that out-of-network care is generally not covered outside emergencies and authorized exceptions. The sums below are what a program bills without any coverage at all, which is the comparison that shows what the benefit is absorbing.

Typical US market rates before insurance
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,500 – $5,200 per week	$215 – $745
Residential inpatient	$6,200 – $26,000	$205 – $865
PHP	$7,200 – $14,000	$240 – $465
IOP	$2,700 – $9,200	$90 – $305
Outpatient	$1,300 – $5,200	$45 – $175

In Texas specifically, withdrawal management runs $1,540 to $4,900 a week, or $220 to $700 a day; residential treatment $6,000 to $27,000 a month, or $200 to $900 a day; partial hospitalization $7,000 to $14,000 a month; intensive outpatient $3,000 to $10,000 a month, or $100 to $330 a day; and standard outpatient $1,200 to $5,000 a month. Medicaid pays on its own fee schedule rather than at those rates, private plans apply a deductible and coinsurance, and self-pay is where the sticker price is met directly.

Is STAR Kids the Same as STAR, STAR+PLUS or STAR Health?

No, they are four separate Texas Medicaid programs with their own eligibility rules and their own plan line-ups. STAR covers low-income children, pregnant women and families. STAR+PLUS covers adults who have disabilities or are 65 or older. STAR Health is the foster care program, delivered statewide by a single plan. STAR Kids covers members 20 and younger with disabilities.

CHIP and CHIP Perinate are procured alongside STAR and are separate children’s programs again, with their own small copayments. The health plan names are not program names either: Aetna Better Health of Texas, Wellpoint, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Superior HealthPlan, Texas Children’s Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and the hospital-affiliated local plans are contracted vendors that deliver the state’s programs. Wellpoint is the current name of the plan that was Amerigroup until January 1, 2024, and Seton Health Plan, Inc. does business as Dell Children’s Health Plan, which holds STAR and CHIP in the Travis Service Area rather than STAR Kids.

One older name causes recurring confusion. NorthSTAR was not an earlier version of STAR Kids but a Dallas-area behavioral health carve-out covering Dallas, Ellis, Collin, Hunt, Navarro, Rockwall and Kaufman counties. It ended on January 1, 2017, and its Medicaid behavioral health services moved into the STAR, STAR+PLUS and STAR Kids plans, which is why behavioral health in those areas now sits with the health plan rather than a separate authority.

How Do I Find a Rehab That Takes STAR Kids?

Start with the Medicaid card, because the STAR Kids plan printed on it decides the network. Call that plan’s member or behavioral health line, ask the service coordinator to set up the referral, and confirm the program is contracted with that specific plan rather than with Texas Medicaid in general. Plan changes go through the helpline on 1-800-964-2777.

Programs that accept STAR Kids are gathered on the STAR page, with related listings for STAR Plus and for Texas as a whole. Each listing shows the levels of care offered, the payments the program says it accepts, licensing and accreditation shown where The Joint Commission or CARF lists the facility, and how far the site sits from the nearest airport. Those details come from government treatment registers, state licensing records, accreditor listings, and details supplied by the providers themselves.

References and Citations

Texas Health and Human Services Commission — STAR, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS and STAR Health program descriptions, service area and health plan line-up, enrollment broker and plan-change procedures.
Texas Administrative Code, Medicaid substance use disorder benefit rules — assessment, counseling, withdrawal management and residential treatment limits, and the definition of medication-assisted treatment.
Texas Medicaid pharmacy program — clinical prior authorization criteria for buprenorphine and buprenorphine with naloxone, and the preferred drug list publication schedule.
Texas Medicaid health plan member handbooks, prior authorization lists and utilization management criteria documents, including those published by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and Texas Children’s Health Plan.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.