This bulletin contains information on updated flexibilities being implemented by NC Medicaid due to the Hurricane Helene Public Health Emergency.
Topics Related to Dental Providers
Updates on NC Medicaid programs that received legislative increases to service rates in the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2023
Effective March 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023, NC Medicaid is implementing a temporary rate increase of 40%.
Providing A Dental Home for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, new HCPCS procedure code G0330, Facility Services Dental Rehab, will be added to Clinical Coverage Policy 4A, Dental Services.
Providing A Dental Home for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
To support continued access to dental care for Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries in North Carolina at a time when providers are facing challenges posed by the COVID-19 public health emergency, NC Medicaid will be making financial assistance payments to dental providers who serve meaningful numbers of Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries.
NC DHHS and the NC Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are partnering in a free webinar series offering guidance to dental professionals.
NC Medicaid is implementing additional rate increases to continue helping Local Health Departments (LHDs) to serve Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the NC Area Health Education Center are partnering in a free webinar series, DHHS COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Professionals, designed to support dental providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.