The MAC January – March 2021 Quarter

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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has authorized Fairbanks, LLC, to open the MAC Financials for the 2nd quarter of federal fiscal year 2021; January – March 2021 (Q2 JM21).

The quarter will open on August 2, 2021 and will close on September 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. CST.

The HHSC trained MAC Financial Contact for your entity may log onto the State of Texas Automated Information Reporting System (STAIRS) and enter MAC financial data at any time during the above indicated time period.  The close date is the last day the trained MAC Financial Contact can enter, verify, certify, and submit the MAC financial data in STAIRS.  You are strongly encouraged to complete and submit your claim prior to the close date.

Please remember that certification of the MAC financial data requires that Quarterly Summary Invoice (QSI) be printed, signed, notarized, and uploaded into STAIRS.

The following resources are available to assist you.

ONWARD Medicaid is here to help!  Contact Alfred Silva at finance@onwardlearning.com or Aprel Dobson, Director of Finance at aprel@onwardlearning.com for questions about MAC services and enrolling in this beneficial Medicaid program.

For questions regarding the completion and submission of the MAC Financial, contact the HHSC MAC Team at (512) 462-6200 or MedicaidAdministrativeClaiming@hhs.texas.gov.

For questions regarding access to STAIRS, please contact the Fairbanks Client Information Center at (888) 321-1225 or info@fairbanksllc.com.