SHARS Reimbursement Methodology HHSC plans to release a notice through Fairbanks on September 30, 2022 which will indicate the effective date of these changes will be October 1, 2022. Referrals and Prescriptions It is important to note that the requirements for Occupational and Physical Therapy are different than Speech and Audiology. … Read More
Annual SHARS Survey
To conduct IDEA-B LEA maintenance of effort (MOE) compliance reviews, TEA must know how LEAs and fiscal agents expended any reimbursements they received under the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program. All LEAs that received IDEA-B grant funding in the 2021–2022 school year must therefore submit the School Health … Read More
SHARS Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid
SHARS Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid As we approach the beginning of the 2023 FFY (October 1, 2022) as well as the November 1, 2022 deadline for Speech Pathology policy changes, ONWARD wishes to remind you of these prior notifications. Starting in August 13, 2021 ONWARD began releasing training … Read More
Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) Financials
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 p.m. CST. The HHSC trained MAC Financial Contact … Read More
Fairbanks Announcements – SHARS: RMTS PL
Fairbanks and HHSC released several notifications to Texas school districts and charter schools outlining updates and changes regarding the Random Moment Time Study process. Below you will find three topics regarding the Participant List. Please review the information below. Participant List Audits Earlier this year, Texas Education Agency (TEA) began … Read More
HHSC SHARS Q&A Document
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) released a SHARS Program Q&A on September 20, 2022 for all who registered and attended one of the recent HHSC SHARS webinars hosted from August 2 – Sept 1, 2022. HHSC published the attached document to follow up with questions that were submitted, … 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
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Program Rules for SHARS
August 22, 2022 – 1:00 pm Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed Title 1, Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §354.1341, concerning Benefits and Limitations; and §354.1342, concerning Conditions for Participation for the School Health and Related … 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