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80 hours. It may take several months before the counter decreases. The Attendance History (ATTH) screen will display the history of excused hours used by month, the total excused hours used during the 12-month period and the total excused hours available. NOTE: The EX HRS COUNTED field will be unprotected (up-datable) for the report month until the participation rate is calculated for that report month (end of the month for the prior month.) This allows the MDHS case manager to enter or update attendance data through the end of the current calendar month for the prior report month. In determining the total number of EX HRS COUNTED, JAWS always "looks back" never "forward." In rare instances, the MDHS case manager
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may enter more than 80 hours during the 12-month period. However, JAWS system edits have been added to the participation rate calculation process to ensure no more than 80 hours are counted during any 12-month period. EXAMPLE: A total of 75 "EX HRS COUNTED" have been reported through the month of August. In the calendar month of September, the MDHS case manager enters 5 "EX HRS COUNTED' for the report month of September which brings the 80-HR COUNTER to 80 (75 + 5 + 80.) Then during the calendar month of September (prior to the August participation rate calculation) the MDHS case manager goes back and enters an additional 5 "EX HRS COUNTED" for the report month of August. Since JAWS always “looks back,” the system will allow the 5 EX HRS COUNTED for August (75 + 5 = 80.) However, at the end of calendar month October, when the participation rate calculation runs for the report month of September, JAWS will "look back" over the 12-month period and change the 5 "EX HRS COUNTED" in the report month of September from 5 to 0. EXAMPLE: A total of 72 "EX HRS COUNTED" have been reported through the month of August. In the calendar month of September, the MDHS case manager enters 8 "EX HRS COUNTED' for the report month of September which brings the 80-HR COUNTER to 80 (72 + 8 + 80.) Then during the calendar month of September (prior to the August participation rate calculation) the MDHS case manager goes back and enters an additional 5 "EX HRS COUNTED" for the report month of August. Since JAWS always “looks back,” the system will allow the 5 EX HRS COUNTED for August (72 + 5 = 77.) However, at the end of calendar month October, when the participation rate calculation runs for the report month of September, JAWS will "look back"