Texas Schools Need Your Voice Special Education & SHARS Funding On the Line Over the past two years,Texas school districts have lost tens of millions in SHARS Medicaid reimbursements due to restrictive state-level billing policies and implementation changes. These losses directly impact on your ability to fund special education staff, … Read More
URGENT: S.B. 1952 & the Future of SHARS
Texas School Districts: Urgent Alert on S.B. 1952 and the Future of SHARS Administration Texas school districts are facing a critical legislative proposal that could dramatically alter the administration of Medicaid reimbursements under the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program. Senate Bill 1952 (S.B. 1952), currently under consideration in … Read More
TMHP Oversight Results in Misdirected SHARS Claims
A significant oversight occurred during a recent system update by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), resulting in SHARS Medicaid claims being erroneously dispatched to various Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) across Texas. This TMHP error led to numerous districts receiving unwarranted denial notices for student claims. We want to … Read More
Upcoming Onward Webinar: Navigating Recent SHARS Updates
Upcoming Webinar To help districts navigate the latest SHARS updates, Onward will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 18th, at 2:00 PM. During the webinar, we will provide an in-depth overview of the updates and discuss their implications for school districts. To join, please RSVP by sending an email to: rsvp@onwardlearning.com. Additional … Read More
Deadline Reminder from the Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division January 17, 2025: Deadline for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates for School Year 2025–2026 (Independent School Districts Only)
DECEMBER 11, 2024 Federal Fiscal Compliance & Reporting Department of Grant Compliance and Administration Deadline Reminder from the Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division January 17, 2025: Deadline for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates for School Year 2025–2026 (Independent School Districts Only) As described in the October 31, 2024 letter posted to the TEA … Read More
SHARS Survey Clarification Tips
SHARS Survey: This one-question survey is required for ALL districts that received IDEA-B grant funding in the 2023-2024 school year, regardless of whether they received SHARS reimbursements. The survey must be completed by a district employee. Please complete the SHARS Reimbursement Survey by November 1, 2023. For help completing the survey, refer to the SHARS Reimbursement … Read More
SHARS FFY24 Cost Report Training – Registration Now Open
CLICK HERE FOR LINKS TO REGISTRATION OPTIONS Please also note that the district must have a cost report contact trained every year. This is different from the previous every other year requirement.
HHSC RELEASES SHARS POLICY CHANGES
ATTENTION LEAs! Your input is needed before July 8, 2024. TEA has released a copy of HHSC’s SHARS Policy Changes. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 5:00PM ON JULY 8th, 2024. Please see a copy of their email as well as a direct link to the site information below. TEA … Read More
Fairbanks: FFY 2025 RMTS Training Changes and Updates
Fairbanks sent out an email last week with changes for FFY 2025 The RMTS is being revamped. Some key things to note: No May RMTS training dates. Dates have been released and the first training dates are in AUGUST 2024. (SCHEDULE w/ SIGN-up LINKS) One single training, no more initial … Read More
RMTS: FFY2024: 4th Quarter Certification
FFY 2024 Participant List closing MAY 15, 2024! Fairbanks sent an email last week regarding the forth quarter certification of the Provider List. The 4th quarter is new this fiscal year. It MUST be certified no later than May 15th 2024. This 4th Quarter RMTS will be for August 19th … Read More