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
SHARS Survey is due November 5th
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
SHARS HHSC Policy Webinars
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
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
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
Oct – Dec 2021 Time Study Surveys
Time Study Samples have been posted! The fiscal year 2022 first quarter October – December 2021 selected participants has been selected and posted on STAIRS located on the Fairbanks website. To view the sample selected for your entity, log into STAIRS and select the “Time Study Sample” tab located in … 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