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
School Year 2022–2023 Final IDEA-B LEA MOE Compliance Reviews Available
TEA Newsletter – May 23, 2024 Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division: TEA sent an email this past week regarding the 2022-23 Final IDEA-B LEA MOE Reviews are now available. Please see a copy of that email below. News from the Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division School Year 2022–2023 … 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
HHSC 23-24 Training Dates: RMTS ~ MAC ~ COST
HHSC TRAINING DATES 2023-2024 Attending HHCS Trainings is more important than ever. Keep up with changing rules, requirements, deadlines and FAQ’s by attending their trainings for RMTS, MAC and COST REPORTS. We have compiled dates and links on the handy attachments making it easy for you and your key players … Read More
2023 FFY Final MAC Training Opportunity
The FFY2023 MAC report has already begun. Districts participating in MAC must have a district employee listed as the Primary MAC Contact. All Primary MAC contacts must be trained annually or the district will forfeit MAC participation in the entire FFY2023. This will be strictly enforced for FFY2023. The last FFY2023 MAC … Read More
2024 FFY Random Moment Time Study Program Contact Training
Important & Required ONWRD Learning recommends that you act now. Don’t delay as this simple but necessary action is required. To comply with SHARS and MAC regulations, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) requires all LEAs to delegate at least two RMTS Program Contacts to undergo and receive … Read More
SHARS 2022 FFY COST REPORT: Indirect Cost Rate Correction
This announcement is for all LEAs that are currently completing the 2022 FFY SHARS Cost Report (Oct 1, 2021 – Sept 30, 2022) Fairbanks sent notification on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in which confirmed the Indirect Cost Rates (IDCR) is now updated in the STAIRS system. All current certifications have … Read More
SHARS: Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
Referred to often as the TMPPM, the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual is a comprehensive guide for Texas Medicaid providers. It contains information about Texas Medicaid policies, and procedures including SHARS. The TMPPM is updated monthly on the TMHP website at www.tmhp.com to include revisions to policies and procedures that went into effect in … Read More
SHARS Medicaid FMAP Reminder
The FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) is the federal portion of the SHARS rates submitted on Medicaid claims for LEAs participating in SHARS. The FMAP dictates how large the potential pool of reimbursement the district can receive under the SHARS program. Reductions in FMAP equate to a reduction in both … Read More