Provider Bulletins

    Listed below are the current year's provider bulletins. For a previous year's or older bulletin please visit our Provider Bulletin Archive page.

    Volume 36, Number 28
    • Additional $20 Billion from Provider Relief Fund Distribution: Apply October 5, 2020 – November 6, 2020
    • Update: Disaster Assistance to Evacuated Members and Dental Offices
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    Volume 36, Number 27
    • Update to the Notice of Medi-Cal Dental Action
    • $1,800 Dental Cap Clarification
    • Member Interactive Voice Response System Update
    • Medi-Cal Dental Fiscal Intermediary Name Change
    • Verifying Member Identification Policy Update
    • Enrollment Assistance
    • Smile, California COVID-19 Resources for Your Medi-Cal Members
    • October is National Dental Hygiene and Orthodontic Health Month
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    Volume 36, Number 26
    • Medi-Cal Dental DTI Domain 2 Payment Delay
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    Volume 36, Number 25
    • Important Reminder: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Announcement and Reimbursement Policy
    • Important Reminder: Request for Providers to Notify Medi-Cal of Dental Office Closures and Reopenings during COVID-19
    • Access Your Medi-Cal Information Quickly and Easily with the Dental Provider Website Application
    • Stay Up-to-Date on the Latest Medi-Cal Dental News
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    Volume 36, Number 24
    • **UPDATED** Disaster Assistance to Evacuated Members and Dental Offices
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    Volume 36, Number 23
    • Reminder: Request for Providers to Notify Medi-Cal Dental of Ofce Closures and Reopenings during COVID-19
    • New Aid Code for Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (HPE) for the Aged
    • Preventing Opioid Abuse
    • Reporting Missed Appointments
    • Go Green! Submit Documents Electronically through Electronic Data Interchange
    • Reminder: Outdated Versions of Treatment Authorization Request (TAR)/Claim Forms No Longer Accepted
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    Volume 36, Number 22
    • COVID-19 Guidance on Reducing Aerosols and Educating Patients
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    Volume 36, Number 21
    • **UPDATED** Application Window for Provider Relief Fund Distribution Extended to September 13, 2020
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    Volume 36, Number 20
    • Limited Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supplies Now Available
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    Volume 36, Number 19
    • 24/7 Free Medi-Nurse Call Line Launches for COVID-19 Questions: (877) 409-9052
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    Volume 36, Number 18
    • Personal Protective Equipment Announcement
    • Language Interpreter Assistance for Dental Offices
    • New Aid Code for Emergency Assistance Foster Care
    • **UPDATED** New Aid Code for COVID–19 Testing
    • COVID-19 Guidance for Resuming Deferred and Preventive Dental Care
    • Medi-Cal Eligible State Inmate Program Aid Codes
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    Volume 36, Number 17
    • Register for Provider Relief Fund Webcasts: June 23rd and 25th
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    Volume 36, Number 16
    • **UPDATED** Relief Fund Payments for Medi-Cal Dental Providers: Deadline Extended to September 13, 2020
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    Volume 36, Number 15
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Announcement
    • Cost Avoidance and Post Payment Recovery Requirements for Medi-Cal Dental Provider
    • Reminder: Temporary Teledentistry Flexibilities During Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Restrictions
    • Medi-Cal Dental Implementation of Current Dental Terminology 2019
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    Volume 36, Number 14
    • New COVID-19 Guidance for Resuming Deferred and Preventive Dental Care
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    Volume 36, Number 13
    • Allocation of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
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    Volume 36, Number 12
    • Medi-Cal Dental to Complete Implementation of Current Dental Terminology 2019
    • Medi-Cal Dental Website Domain Update
    • Avoid Denials: Respond Timely to Resubmission Turnaround Documents and Requests for Radiographs
    • Verify Your Tax Identifcation Number
    • Medi-Cal Eligible State Inmate Program (MSIP) Aid Codes
    • Go Green! Submit Documents Electronically through Electronic Data Interchange
    • Reminder: Outdated Versions of Treatment Authorization Request (TAR)/Claim Forms No Longer Accepted
    • Need to access your Medi-Cal Dental information? The Provider Website Application makes it quick and easy!
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    Volume 36, Number 11
    • Criteria Requirements and Exceptions for General Anesthesia (GA) and Intravenous (IV) Sedation relative to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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    Volume 36, Number 10
    • New COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Dental Emergency Care and Teledentistry Flexibilities
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    Volume 36, Number 9
    • COVID-19 Temporary Emergency Provider Enrollment in the Medi-Cal Dental Program
    • **UPDATED** Request for Providers to Notify Medi-Cal Dental of Office Closures during COVID-19
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    Volume 36, Number 8
    • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Treatment Authorization Request Exceptions
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    Volume 36, Number 7
    • Information on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Medi-Cal Dental Providers
    • Proposition 56 Supplemental Payments CDT-19 Update
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    Volume 36, Number 6
    • **UPDATED** Information on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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    Volume 36, Number 5
    • Important: CDT-19 Procedure Codes with Changes in Prior Authorizations and Proposition 56 Payments
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    Volume 36, Number 4
    • Clarifcation of Procedure D9920: Behavior Management, By Report
    • CDT-19 Update: Dental Transformation Initiative Domain 1 Codes
    • Enhanced Protections for Medi-Cal Members
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    Volume 36, Number 3
    • Medi-Cal Dental to Implement Current Dental Terminology 2019: New Draft Manual of Criteria and Schedule of Maximum Allowances
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    Volume 36, Number 2
    • New Resources for National Children’s Dental Health Month
    • Benefit Reminder: Aid Codes 2C, L6, and L7 under Medi-Cal Dental
    • Management of Patients’ Dental Fear and Anxiety Resources
    • 2020 Medi-Cal Dental Payment Schedule Changes
    • Need to access your Medi-Cal Dental information? The Provider Website Application makes it quick and easy!
    • Outdated Versions of Treatment Authorization Request (TAR)/Claim Forms No Longer Accepted
    • Criteria Requirements for General Anesthesia and Intravenous Sedation
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    Volume 36, Number 1
    • Medi-Cal Dental to Implement Current Dental Terminology 2019
    • Reminder: CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Application Period Opens January 2020
    • New Year, New Resources from Smile, California
    • February is National Children’s Dental Health Month
    • Outdated Versions of Treatment Authorization Request (TAR)/Claim Forms No Longer Accepted
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