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
SHARS FFY23 Cost Report Settlement Notices
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
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
IMPORTANT: RMTS Training Reminders & Requirements
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
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
December 15, 2023 is the next RMTS PL Closing date
Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024) Participant List Closing #1 Please remember that the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024) first quarter PL closing date is December 15, 2023. The RMTS Contact must update/certify the PL prior to this closing date. … Read More
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