Medicaid Dental Program Updates
Please bookmark and check this page for frequent updates on Colorado’s Medicaid Dental Program.
October 2014
- State Medicaid Program Newsletter (see page 6 for dental updates)
Includes updates on Children’s Benefit Rulemaking and the Orthodontic Benefits Collaborative - DentaQuest Provider Newsletter
Includes important updates on a forthcoming fee increase, PAR criteria for periodontal scaling and root planing, PAR clarifications for anesthesia services and contact information for Colorado DentaQuest team members
August 2014
- DentaQuest Provider Newsletter
Includes updates on payments, coaching on use of the portal and reprocessing of claims - DentaQuest Provider Update
Includes a progress updates and FAQs addressing updates to the ORM, claims denials and EFT processing - CDA eNews: Updated Draft Rule for the Medicaid Children’s Benefit
July 2014
April 2014
- State Medicaid Program Newsletter (see page 5 for dental updates)
Includes information on the implementation of the adult dental benefit, provider recruitment information and revisions to the Children’s Dental and Orthodontia Benefit - CDA eNews: Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit Live April 1
March 2014
- CDA eNews: Program Improvements: Medicaid and CHP+ Provide 12 Months of Continuous Coverage for Kids
February 2014
- CDA eNews: Medicaid Proposes Coverage Policy for Adults
November 2013
- CDA eNews: Update: 2014 Adult Medicaid Dental Benefit
September 2013
May 2013
Other Helpful Resources
- DentaQuest: Provider Website
Includes news and updates, contacts, ORM, fee schedule, portal access and more - DentaQuest: Claims Appeals (see Section 2.04)
- Cavity Free at Three: Resources for Provider Enrollment (See “How to Enroll”)
Please note that these tutorials reference an older version of the Medicaid website, so some referenced tools on the Medicaid website may have moved - State Medicaid Program: Provider Enrollment Guide
This guide provides general information for all healthcare providers. It provides a great overview of the enrollment process, but is not specific to the dental profession. - State Medicaid Program: Dental Provider Enrollment Webinar, FAQs and Enrollment Tools (expand the “Dental Providers” section)
Specific guidance for the dental profession - State Medicaid Program: Dental Provider Enrollment Forms
- State Medicaid Program: Benefit Collaborative (process to define benefits for children and adults – see the dental headings)
- State Medicaid Program: Dental Benefit Coverage Rules (see Section 8.201 for adults, Section 8.202 for children)