The Department of Social Services (DSS) has identified an issue with member eligibility for a new program that went into effect July 1, 2022 called Covered CT. The eligibility response for some Covered CT members in the Automated Eligibility Verification System (AEVS) and/or Automated Voice Response System (AVRS) may not correctly respond with active Covered CT eligibility. Instead, the response could incorrectly indicate a member is not eligible.

Check out the Spring 2022 Provider Newsletter Online! – This edition includes information regarding Covered CT (CCT) Program, Cone Beam (CBCT) Guidelines, Tobacco Cessation Toolkit and Webinar and CTDHP’s Automated Provider Survey Process and more.

CTDHP has initiated the Provider Survey Process! We have put an abridged version of our provider survey on the website. Please take a few moments to complete it after you log in. It will help us in making referrals for HUSKY Health members. Thank you.

This toolkit was created by the UCSF California Technical Assistance Center (COHTAC) in partnership with San Joaquin County Public Health Services Smoking & Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Program (STOPP) and Local Oral Health Program, and the California Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health.

The purpose of this important message is to alert providers that the 1099s for year 2021 will be available for download from the www.ctdssmap.com Web site by January 27, 2022. This functionality to download 1099s is available for all Master Users and any subordinate clerk accounts who have access to download PDF Remittance Advice files.

On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to dental and medical practitioners and consumers about the risk for dental diseases, including caries, oral infections and the loss of teeth from transmucosal buprenorphine medicines used to treat opioid use disorder and pain, as reported by Reuters.

Effective for dates of service January 1, 2022 and forward, the Department of Social Services (DSS) has incorporated the January 2022 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) changes by replacing deleted current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes with newly added CDT codes to the Dental adult and children fee schedules.