MAC Certification Deadline – December 10, 2021

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Don’t Delay! District April – June 2021 (Q3 AJ21) MAC Reports opened on October 25, 2021 and will be due no later than December 10, 2021 at 6:00 pm CST in the Fairbanks STAIRS system. The HHSC trained MAC Financial Contact may log onto the State of Texas Automated Information … Read More

SHARS Payment Rate Information

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INTERIM RATES – (Effective October 1, 2021) School districts providing School Health and Related Services (SHARS) to Medicaid-eligible students are paid interim rates. The link below provides the federal fiscal year 2022 interim rates effective October 1, 2021. As services are delivered, SHARS districts are required to submit a claim and … Read More

RMTS PL due December 15, 2021

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IMPORTANT DATE COMING UP Please remember that the federal fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022) first quarter PL closing date is December 15, 2021. The RMTS Contact must update/certify the PL prior to this closing date.  The PL can only be accessed by a RMTS Contact who has … Read More

SHARS 7-Day Documentation Rule

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November 1, 2021: SHARS 7-Day Documentation Rule Documentation of services should be generated at the time of service or shortly thereafter, in order to maintain an accurate medical record. Documentation of services must occur within 1 week (7 days) of the time the service is rendered. The following service log … Read More

MAC Quarter Is Now Open

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MAC 3rd Quarter FFY 2021; April – June 2021 (Q3 AJ21) This serves as official notification that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has authorized Fairbanks, LLC, to open the MAC Financials for the 3rd quarter of federal fiscal year 2021; April – June 2021 (Q3 AJ21). The quarter will open on … Read More

SHARS Survey is due November 5th

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DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS IMPORTANT SHARS SURVEY All LEAs that received an Individuals with Disabilities with Education Act, Part B (IDEA-B) federal grant in the 2020–2021 school year must submit the SHARS Reimbursement Report Survey by November 5, 2021. Districts are required to respond regardless of whether the district received … Read More

Telehealth Services for SHARS

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Telehealth Services for SHARS has been Extended Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has released a Provider Notification regarding extension dates for SHARS Telehealth services. SHARS Telehealth flexibilities have been extended through December 31, 2021. Please click the link to the view this important notification. If you have any additional questions, please … Read More

SHARS HHSC Policy Webinars

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Regarding new SHARS policies taking effect November 1, 2021 HHSC has posted the seminar handouts.  Please use the provided links to download reference materials. Topic 1 – September 14, 2021 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/200661289770517520 Topic 2 – October , 1, 2021 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1276689548576497163   If you have not register for any of the HHSC … Read More

SHARS Reimbursement Survey

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Don’t Forget to Respond to you SHARS Reimbursement Survey The annual SHARS survey has been sent.   This survey is a method for which districts report if any SHARS reimbursements have been spent directly on SPED expenditures (pic code 23). Any SHARS funding spent directly on SPED will need to be … Read More

RMTS Program Contact Announcement

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Primary Contacts Last Chance for Training Before the Deadline If you are currently in the Primary RMTS Contact role and unable to fulfill the annual training  requirements, please reassign the role to another district employee. If you have not attended a  training by August 2021 deadline, it has now been … Read More