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)

Heidi BickhamIndustry News, Medicaid, Press Releases, Uncategorized

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

District SHARS Revalidation Due Date Extension and Retroactive Enrollment Period Effective Dates

Heidi BickhamMedicaid, Uncategorized

Revalidation Due Date Extension and Retroactive Enrollment Period Effective Dates Last updated on 11/22/2024 Effective December 13, 2024, providers will receive an additional 180 calendar days to complete revalidations in the Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS). Additionally, the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) and the Texas Health and Human … Read More

SHARS FFY23 Cost Report Settlement Notices

Heidi BickhamMedicaid, Uncategorized

SHARS FFY23 Cost Report Settlement Notices Be advised that the HHSC Provider Finance Department (PFD) expects to send all Federal Fiscal Year 2023 (FFY23) School Health and Related Services (SHARS) cost report settlement notices by Dec. 17, 2024. Settlement notices will be sent to all Local Education Agencies (LEAs) who … Read More

Certification of Funds (COF) Statement – 4th Quarter

Heidi BickhamMedicaid, Uncategorized

COF Statements: The quarterly Certification of Funds statement from TMHP will arrive shortly.  As you know, Onward provides a report outlining the information you need in order to complete this document. In your Onward Administrator account, please select Reports/Financial.  There you will find a report titled ‘Certification of Funds‘.  Please select the date range for … Read More

SHARS Survey Clarification Tips

Heidi BickhamIndustry News, Medicaid, Uncategorized

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

IMPORTANT: RMTS Training Reminders & Requirements

Heidi BickhamMedicaid, Uncategorized

Fairbanks released 2 important email memos on Friday, July 19th regarding 2025 annual RMTS. One is a training reminder regarding their four AUGUST training opportunities for Primary and Secondary LEA employees. Remember – each LEA is REQUIRED to have at least two (2) DISTRICT EMPLOYEES trained EACH YEAR for RMTS … Read More

LoFTS Account Automated Email sent in Error

Heidi BickhamUncategorized

It appears on Friday June 21st, LoFTS sent a “Change your email Address” email in Error. Please see correction post below. LoFTS Account Email Address Change Dear Local Governmental Entity LoFTS User, On Friday, June 21, shortly after 10:00 a.m., Salesforce sent an automated email with the subject “Sandbox: Finish changing … Read More