Dental Benefit Plan Manager Policies
| COVID-19 Update: Changes to Medicaid policy and procedure deemed of an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare and requiring immediate approval, such as those related to COVID-19, are exempt from the legislative requirement to publish the proposed policy or procedure for public comment prior to implementation. To keep abreast of these exempted changes to policy and procedure related to COVID-19, refer to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicaid Information website, which provides guidance to Medicaid providers and managed care organizations, emergency rules, and requests LDH has submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Broader information related to COVID-19 can be found at http://ldh.la.gov/Coronavirus/. |
In accordance with La. R.S. 46:460.51, et seq., prior to adopting, approving, amending, or implementing certain policies or procedures, LDH will publish the proposed policy or procedure for the purpose of soliciting public comments. For this purpose, a policy or procedure, as defined by the statute, shall mean a requirement governing the administration of managed care organizations specific to billing guidelines, medical management and utilization review guidelines, case management guidelines, claims processing guidelines and edits, grievance and appeals procedures and process, other guidelines or manuals containing pertinent information related to operations and pre-processing claims, and core benefits and services.
The following table contains the Dental Benefit Plan Manager policies that are open for public comment. To provide feedback, please complete this form. Refer to the links below the table for archived postings and public comments.
| Item Number | Policy/Procedure | Date Posted | Public Comments Due By | Document Links |
| 2023-DBPM-2 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2023) | 4/11/23 | 5/26/23 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services |
| 2023-MCNA-1 | MCNA Provider Manual | 3/14/23 | 4/28/23 | MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2023-DentaQuest-1 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual | 3/14/23 | 4/28/23 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual |
| 2023-DBPM-1 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2023 | 3/14/23 | 4/28/23 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services |
| 2022-MCNA-3 | MCNA Provider Manual | 12/6/22 | 1/20/23 | MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2022-DentaQuest-2 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual | 12/6/22 | 1/20/23 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual |
| 2022-DentaQuest-1 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual | 6/22/22 | 8/6/22 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual |
| 2022-MCNA-2 | Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual | 6/15/22 | 7/30/22 | Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2022-DBPM-2 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 7/1/2022) | 5/4/22 | 6/18/22 | DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services |
| 2022-MCNA-1 | Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual | 3/11/22 | 4/25/22 | Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2022-DBPM-1 | Dental Benefit Program Manager (DBPM) Manual | 2/9/22 | 3/27/22 | Dental Benefit Program Manager (DBPM) Manual |
| 2021-DentQuest-2 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual | 11/4/21 | 12/30/21 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual |
| 2021-MCNA-3 | MCNA Provider Manual | 5/26/21 | 7/10/21 | MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2021-MCNA-2 | MCNA Provider Manual | 4/14/21 | 5/29/21 | MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2021-MCNA-1 | MCNA Provider Manual | 1/8/21 | 2/21/21 | MCNA Provider Manual |
| 2021-DentQuest-1 | DentaQuest Office Reference Manual | 1/8/21 | N/A |
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