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Random Moment Time Study (RMTS)

RMTS for Providers 1


Your participation

and truthful, complete

answers directly translate

into monetary reimbursement

for participating school districts in Colorado.

The Survey• is mandatory for participating school districts• directly benefits YOUR school district• surveys your activities for one-minute• randomly selects participants from Colorado each

quarter


Start here

If you are selected, PCG sends you emails containing important information about your

participation. (PCG is an agent for the Colorado Department of Heath Care Policy and Finance )

• Time and date of your assigned moment• Instructions • Link to survey• Your user name and password



Check, before your momentDetermine if you’re working with/on behalf of a student

during your moment, andknow the health-related

contents of that student’s IEP/IFSP.

You need this information in the survey!

Questions on health-related IEP details? Ask Special Education Teachers, Case Managers, or Nurses.


After your moment

• Login to the RMTS website using the link, user name and password provided in the email• Read instruction information• Complete every question• Save and submit your survey responses

Hints on answering the questions

• Be specific and descriptive• Avoid using acronyms or slang• Describe health-related activities• Avoid specific student identification


Multiple-choice:

• Yes, I was working.• No. Moment was before/after work day (This does not

include lunch).• No. Moment is during paid day off.• No. Moment is during an unpaid day off.

Question # 1. Were you working during the sample moment?


The Survey

Question # 2: Describe in detail the activity you were performing during

your sample moment.

Open-ended question:

• Answer truthfully• Differentiate between health and academic activities• If performing a health-related activity, use health/medical terminology



• Be specific, thorough, and truthful

• Be descriptive

Examples are for illustrative purposes only

….as per IEP, giving medication to a student…. ….monitoring student safety…. ….assisting a student with toileting…. ….assisting a parent complete a Medicaid application…. ….completing a mental health evaluation….

Question #3: Describe in detail why you were doing this activity during the sample moment.


Open-ended question:

• Give a thorough, detailed explanation of the importance of your activity

• Focus on any medically relevant information as to why you were performing the activity


• Be descriptive

Examples are for illustrative purposes only.

….delegated to distribute medication by the nurse….….student needs assistance to complete activity due to a disability….….monitoring is required for the student’s safety and health….….determining if the student is eligible for an IEP….


Question #4: Were you working with a student during this sample moment?

Multiple-choice:– Yes, I was working with a student who has an IEP/IFSP.– Yes, I was working with a student without an IEP/IFSP.– Yes, I was working with a student who is being assessed for an initial IEP/IFSP.– No, but I was working on behalf of a student who has an IEP/IFSP.– No, but I was working on behalf of a student without an IEP/IFSP.– NA


Question #5: Was this service you provided listed on the child’s IEP/IFSP?

Multiple-choice answers:

– Yes, the service I provided was listed on the child’s IEP/IFSP.– No, the service I provided was not listed on the child’s

IEP/IFSP.– NA


Remember

• Be detailed and specific• Be honest and candid• Focus on health and health-related

answers• Validate previous answers• Save the survey


Thank you for your

participation!

You make a difference

…in delivering health care services to students and in ensuring the success of the Random Moment Time Study!


For more information

• Contact the Colorado RMTS Help Desk at [email protected], or

• Call your school district’s Medicaid coordinator


mailto:[email protected]

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Documents

providers multiplechoice

sample moment

rmts website

healthrelated activity

healthrelated contents

healthrelated iep details

student needs assistance

mental health evaluation