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2021-2022 School Year
​December 2021
IN THIS EDITION    Service Portal Support Holiday Support Availability | Adding goals to a Student Account | Add a Student to the Service Portal via the Student Information Sheet (fillable PDF form) | Service Portal Tips & Manuals

November 2021
IN THIS EDITION    Guidelines for Billing: Logging Personal Care Services | Adding goals to a Student Account | Add a Student to the Service Portal via the Student Information Sheet (fillable PDF form) | Service Portal Tips & Manuals

September 2021
IN THIS EDITION    Guidelines for Billing (the answer is in the IEP) | Keep Your Caseload Current (removing & adding students; grades & schools updated in Sept/Oct)  |  Service Portal Tips (secure passwords, user manuals)

2020-2021 School Year
January 2021
IN THIS EDITION    Oops! How to fix a logging error  |  Missing Student? Fill out the Student Information Sheet  |  Service Portal cleanup: inactive students  |  Links to Service Portal manuals

December 2020
IN THIS EDITION    Service Portal support hours over winter break  |  Missing Student? Fill out the Student Information Sheet  |  HIPAA and FERPA-keep student information confidential  |  Links to Service Portal manuals 

November 2020
IN THIS EDITION    Guidelines for logging your personal care services  |  Missing Student? Fill out the Student Information Sheet  |  HIPAA & FERPA: using ShareFile for compliance in sharing student information  |  Links to Service Portal manuals

October 2020
IN THIS EDITION    New contact info (phone & fax) for the 20-21 SY  |  Guidelines for medicaid billing: group services; student goals & objectives  |  HIPAA & FERPA: using ShareFile for compliance in sharing student information  |  Links to Service Portal manuals

September 2020
IN THIS EDITION    New contact info (phone & fax) for the 20-21 SY  |  Getting started: logging into the Service Portal + instructions for logging services (IEP, telehealth, etc), adding goals, evals, and non-billables  |  Links to Service Portal manuals

2019-2020 School Year
April 2020
IN THIS EDITION:  Teletherapy & Compliance (FERPA & HIPAA req's)  |  School-based services manual: the DPHHS manual was just updated  |  Thank you to all survey respondents : ) 

February 2020
IN THIS EDITION:  Non-billable logs featuring the Service Log Wizard  |  Has your district sent the annual notice to parents?  |  Links to Service Portal manuals for: Therapists; Personal Care & Nursing

January 2020
IN THIS EDITION:  How to fix a logging error using the Edit Service Log Wizard  |  Service Portal security update scheduled for Feb. 1, 2020  |  Links to Service Portal manuals for: Therapists; Personal Care & Nursing

December 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Guidelines for Medicaid Billing - the answer is in the IEP  |  Logging provider services - non-billable logs   |  Missing student? Fill out the student information sheet

November 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Guidelines for Medicaid Billing - student goals & objectives  |  You are awesome at what you do! Make sure you log your personal care services   |  Missing student? Fill out the student information sheet

October 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Tip: Service Portal shortcut for group services saves time  |  Tip: save student goals & objectives to save time entering service logs   |  HIPAA & FERPA - keeping student info confidential by faxing docs or uploading to ShareFile  |  Our Client ID has changed to Montana

September 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Please note that we have a new client ID  |  Guidelines for Billing  |  Links to Service Portal Manuals for Therapists; Personal Care & Nursing  |  School Based Best Practices Oct. 17 - 18 in Billings

2018-19 School Year
May 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Bookmark of the Service Portal link  |  Guidelines for Billing  |  HIPAA and FERPA  |  Be Sure to Log Your Services in the Service Portal (+ critical year-end reminders)

March 2019
IN THIS EDITION:  Instructions on Logging for Snow Days (aka student did not receive a service)  |  Medicaid Annual Notice for Parents  |  Links to Service Portal Manuals for Therapists and Personal Care/Nursing providers

February 2019
IN THIS EDITION:
 
Guidelines for Billing  |  Medicaid Annual Notice  |  Links to both Service Portal Manuals: Therapists and Personal Care/Nursing Providers

January 2019
IN THIS EDITION:
  
Edit Service Log Wizard  |  Upgrades to our Student Info Sheet  |  Links to both Service Portal Manuals: Therapists and Personal Care/Nursing Providers

December 2018
IN THIS EDITION:
  Fillable Student Information Sheet now available!  |  Details about two new state-published AIM reports: (1) All Special Education Medicaid Report; (2) All Special Education Medicaid Service Log

November 2018
IN THIS EDITION: 
U
pgrades to the Service Portal  |  Compliance Matters & the Consent to Bill form  |  Logging instructions for Personal Care services  |  Links to Service Portal Manuals: Therapists and Personal Care/Nursing Providers

October 2018
IN THIS EDITION:  
Guidelines for Billing (the answer is in the IEP)  |  Logging Your Services (including logging Wizards & manuals)

September 2018
IN THIS EDITION:  Tips on keeping your caseloads current  |  resetting your password  |  Links to Service Portal Manuals: Therapists and Personal Care/ Nursing Providers

2017-18 School Year
April 2018
IN THIS EDITION: Guidelines for Medicaid Billing (Keep Your Caseload Current)  |  HIPPA and FERPA (confidential student info req's)  |  Log Your Services  |  Links to Service Portal manuals: Therapists and for Personal Care/Nursing

February 2018
IN THIS EDITION: Guidelines for Billing (Quarterly Progress Summaries, Evaluations)  |  Medicaid Annual Notice  |  Log your services  |  Links to Service Portal Manuals for Therapists and for Personal Care/Nursing

November 2017
IN THIS EDITION: Guidelines for Billing (the answer is in the IEP)  |  What's with all the paper? (compliance matters)  |  Log your services  |  Links to Service Portal manuals for Therapists and for Personal Care/Nursing

September 2017
IN THIS EDITION: Time to update your caseload  |  What if I forgot my login information?  |  Please be patient: updates for student grades & schools take time  |  Links to Service Portal manuals for Therapists and for Personal Care/Nursing

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