The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has updated the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual, School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook to clarify the items below. Revisions are in red in the SHARS handbook and a synopsis of updates can be seen in the Clarification for Some SHARS Benefit Information notice. Eligible providers … Read More
RMTS Sampled Moments – Holiday Season
As you approach the holiday season, HHSC, Fairbanks and Onward all wish to remind you to log onto the STAIRS system and check the completion of all RMTS sampled moments to ensure any unanswered moments will not exceed the five business day response deadline. Sampled moments must be completed in … Read More
2021 Cost Report Notifications
2021 Cost Report — HHSC Notification of Adjustment / Reconciliation / Settlement Fairbanks and HHSC, in accordance with Title 1 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §355.107(a), have begun to release notification of the 2021 Cost Report. The district’s Superintendent, CFO, Business Officer, or other school district official with legal authority … Read More
SCAM ALERT – Phishing Email to verify Cost Report Training
An email is circulating that appears to be from HHSC asking providers to verify their cost report training. This email is NOT legitimate. Onward has personally contacted HHSC to verify the email is not from the agency. The list of trained preparers is available on HHSC’s public website. Also, the agency can … Read More
Speech Language Credentials Eligible for SHARS
Fairbanks Release November 15, 2022 According to changes to the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM) School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook, provider requirements for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) were amended based on direction from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on … Read More
Random Moment Time Study PL Closing
Please remember that the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 (October 2022 to September 2023) 2nd quarter PL closing date is December 15, 2022. 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 completed the HHSC mandatory annual training … Read More
MAC Financial Quarter Is Open
MAC Quarterly Report April – June 2022 (Q3 AJ2022) This serves as official notification that HHSC has authorized Fairbanks, LLC, to open the MAC Financials for the 3rd quarter of federal fiscal year 2022; April-June 2022 (Q3 AJ22). The quarter opens on September 26, 2022 and will close on November 11, 2022 at 6:00 … Read More
October 1st Changes to SHARS – 2023 FFY
SHARS Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid October 1, 2022 Effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2022, School Health and Related Services (SHARS) benefits will change for Texas Medicaid. Overview of Benefit Changes Major changes to this medical benefit include the following: Clarification relating to parental … Read More
Random Moment Time Study Program Contacts
ONWARD is here to provide our clients with information and reminders regarding the SHARS program. We want to emphasize important points from HHSC regarding RMTS. Primary RMTS Program Contact The Primary RMTS Contact is responsible for ensuring the district complies with all RMTS requirements and serves as a communicator between … Read More
MAC ISD Financials Q2 2022 (January-March 2022) Reminder
MAC Financial Contacts: HHSC has authorized Fairbanks, LLC, to open the MAC Financials for the 2nd quarter of federal fiscal year 2022; January-March 2022 (Q2 JM22). The quarter opened on July 4, 2022 and will close on August 19, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The HHSC trained MAC Financial Contact for your district … Read More