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
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
RMTS Program Contact Announcement
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
504 Audiology services for RMTS
SHARS: Random Moment Time Study – Audiology Services Eligible for Time Study Beginning October – December 2021, HHSC will begin tracking the 504 Audiology services in the time study, however at this time you will not be able to bill for the services. To track Audiology Services provided by an … Read More
2022 FFY MAC Training Dates Open for Registration
Register for 2022 FFY MAC training for your district MAC Financial Training sessions for federal fiscal year 2022 are now available to register: https://pfd.hhs.texas.gov/medicaid-administrative-claiming/mac-independent-school-districts-isd/mac-isd-training-information To sign up: Click the link for your program listed above Scroll down to the “Register for training” section Under FFY 2022, click the Training dropdown menu … Read More
Deadlines & Reminders
ONWARD wants to remind you about upcoming important dates, reminders and deadlines. RMTS Participant List The deadline to update your district’s October – December 2021 RMTS participant list is September 15, 2021. As a Program Contact, verify the PL contains ONLY those providers who qualify for SHARS and/or MAC … Read More
2021 FFY SHARS New Policies – Training Series
SHARS Webinar Training Series ONWARD Urges you to Attend! Due to the high volume of inquiries, the Texas HHSC Medical Benefits Department is developing a series of webinars about the SHARS Handbook to be published in the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM) on October 1, 2021. The first webinar … Read More
SHARS: Random Moment Time Study Required Annual Trainings
District RMTS Training Requirements for SHARS Primary RMTS Contact Beginning FFY 2022, each district enrolled in SHARS is now required to have a Primary RMTS Contact complete annual training by the end of the 1st quarter RMTS training period (May 2021 – August 2021). If you are currently in … Read More
2021 FFY Policy Changes: Parental Consents for Medicaid
SHARS: IDEA-B Parental Consent Policy Outlined below includes clarification of what constitutes billing Medicaid under the SHARS program for purposes of parental consent to access a special education student’s public benefit, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal regulations. Per 34 CFR 300.154(d)(2)(l)-(iv) Prior … Read More
SHARS: New Parental Consent Guidelines
2021 FFY Policy Changes Outlined below includes clarification of what constitutes billing Medicaid under the SHARS program for purposes of parental consent to access a special education student’s public benefit, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal regulations. Per 34 CFR 300.154(d)(2)(l)-(iv) Prior … Read More