First Quarter RMTS Closing Date: September 15, 2020

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Don’t Wait! All updates to the 1st Quarter RMTS PL are due Sept 15, 2020

Regarding your districts SHARS and/or MAC RMTS PL for the 1st quarter 2021 FFY (October 2020 to September 2021) the participant list closing date is September  15, 2020.

The RMTS Contact must update/certify the participant list prior to this closing date.  The participant list can only be accessed by a RMTS Contact who has completed the HHSC mandatory annual training requirements.  If you are a Program Contact and have not attended RMTS training for the 2021 FFY RMTS, you need to sign up to attend a training as soon as possible.

Click on the link below to see remaining training webinar dates and to register for training:

https://rad.hhs.texas.gov/time-study/time-study-independent-school-districts-isd/time-study-isd-training-information

Please be sure you have addressed the following items:

  • If your entity certified a participant list for the previous quarter, that participant list information has been carried over to the participant list for the current quarter.
  • The RMTS Contact must ensure that any necessary changes, additions or deletions are entered.
  • Even if there are no changes, the participant list must be updated/certified prior to the closing date using the “no change” option.
  • You can include vacant positions if your district intends to fill the positions during the 1st quarter (Oct – Dec 2020)

Once the participant list closes on September 15th, you will not be able to make any other changes for the first quarter of FFY 2021.  It is important to remember that for a position to be included on the MAC claim or the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) cost report it must first be included on the participant list.

If the current participant list is not updated/certified, it will cause the entity to become ineligible to participate in SHARS program for the entire 2021 fiscal year, and to be ineligible to participate in the Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) program for the quarter.

If you have any questions, please contact the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Time Study Unit at TimeStudy@hhsc.state.tx.us or at (512) 490-3194.  You can also contact your Onward SHARS Account Manager for assistance and support in updating and certifiying your quarterly RMTS PL.  Please contact Onward at support@onwardlearning.com for assistance.