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From: Tammy.Wooten@...To: SHARS@...Sent: 4/12/2010 10:18:35 A.M. Central Daylight TimeSubj: [sCHOOL-BASED_MEDICAID_PROGRAMS] Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) and/or School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Programs: Required Annual Training for Independent School Districts

April 9, 2010

Distributed To ISDs via Fairbanks E-mail

ANNOUNCEMENT

Required Annual Training for Independent Schools Districts

Schedule for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011

In accordance with the Texas Timestudy Implementation Guide for Direct Services and Medicaid Administrative Claiming, annual training is mandatory for all independent school districts (ISDs) that wish to participate in the Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) and/or School Health and Related Services (SHARS) programs. Training sessions are conducted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).

It is crucial that ISDs understand that compliance with all annual training requirements is mandatory. Failure to comply with annual training requirements will impact the ISD’s ability to draw funding for MAC and/or SHARS services provided. In addition, ISD’s will not be given full access to the online systems until the annual training requirements are met.

The below link will take you to the ISD training information web-page on which you will find details about important changes as well as contact lists and training registration information.

http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/programs/rad/AcuteCare/TS/IsdTrngAlert.html

Upcoming Training Sessions:

FFY 2011

05/04/10 – Tues. – Webinar – Initial

05/13/10 – Thur. – Webinar – Refresher

08/10/10 – Tues. – Webinar – Initial

08/12/10 – Thur. – Webinar – Refresher

08/31/10 – Tues. – Webinar – Initial

09/02/10 – Thur. – Webinar – Refresher

11/04/10 – Thur. – Webinar – Initial

11/16/10 – Tues. – Webinar – Refresher

02/10/11 – Thur. – Webinar – Initial

02/24/11 – Thur. – Webinar – Refresher

"Initial versus Refresher" - Training requirements can be met by one of two methods. Program Contacts who have never attended either RMTS Program Contact training or MAC Financial training, must attend “initial†training. See above website for additional details.

Please note that each training session will include RMTS Program Contact training and MAC Financial training. Separate sessions are no longer available. Each session will also include an overview of the SHARS cost reporting process. Successful completion of the training requires attendance of the entire training session.

Tammy King Wooten

School Health Programs Specialist

Texas Education Agency

Division of Health and Safety

1701 N. Congress Avenue

Austin, Texas