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
SHARS: Random Moment Time Study Required Annual Trainings
District RMTS Training Requirements for SHARS Primary RMTS Contact Beginning FFY 2022, each district enrolled in SHARS is now required to have a Primary RMTS Contact complete annual training by the end of the 1st quarter RMTS training period (May 2021 – August 2021). If you are currently in … Read More
2021 FFY Policy Changes: Parental Consents for Medicaid
SHARS: IDEA-B Parental Consent Policy Outlined below includes clarification of what constitutes billing Medicaid under the SHARS program for purposes of parental consent to access a special education student’s public benefit, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal regulations. Per 34 CFR 300.154(d)(2)(l)-(iv) Prior … Read More
SHARS: New Parental Consent Guidelines
2021 FFY Policy Changes Outlined below includes clarification of what constitutes billing Medicaid under the SHARS program for purposes of parental consent to access a special education student’s public benefit, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal regulations. Per 34 CFR 300.154(d)(2)(l)-(iv) Prior … Read More
SHARS Change for Texas Medicaid October 1, 2021
Significant SHARS Policy Changes Issued by the Health and Human Services Commissions on August 13, 2021, the SHARS Medicaid program will undergo changes that will impact all service areas, along with interim reporting and Cost Report requirements. The ONWARD team is working to put together documentation of these changes. HHSC … Read More
SHARS Telehealth Extension Dates
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 August 31, 2021. Please click the link to the view this important notification. If you have any additional questions, please contact the SHARS Analysts at ProviderFinanceSHARS@hhs.texas.gov.