RMTS Program Contact Announcement

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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

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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

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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

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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

The MAC January – March 2021 Quarter

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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has authorized Fairbanks, LLC, to open the MAC Financials for the 2nd quarter of federal fiscal year 2021; January – March 2021 (Q2 JM21). The quarter will open on August 2, 2021 and will close on September 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The HHSC trained … Read More

Important Notice! New Annual Requirements for RMTS

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RMTS Training Requirements 2021-2022 school year (2022 FFY) SHARS regulations concerning RMTS have changed! Beginning FFY 2022, the district Primary RMTS Contact will now be required to complete annual training by August 2021.  If you are currently in the Primary RMTS Contact role and unable to fulfill the annual training … Read More

SHARS Interim Billing and Cost Report Claiming

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SHARS: Interim Billing & Cost Report Notice from HHSC This notice is a reminder of current interim billing requirements as they relate to the SHARS program: Per TAC RULE §354.1342, school districts are required to submit claims for SHARS services reimbursable by Medicaid in the manner and format prescribed by … Read More

MAC Reports for Quarter J-M 2021 open August 2, 2021

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MAC Reports Now Open The 2nd MAC quarter of January- March 2021 will open on Monday, August 2, 2021.  The MAC report are due to be completed by Friday, September 17, 2021.   MAC financials and questions can be directed to our finance team at finance@onwardlearning.com.

Oct – Dec 2020 MAC Financial Quarter is Open

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HHSC released an official notice that Fairbanks has been authorized to open the MAC Financials for the 1st quarter of federal fiscal year 2021; October – December 2020 (Q1 OD20). The quarter will open on May 10, 2021 and will close on July 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. CST. The HHSC trained MAC Financial … Read More