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.

As of January 15, 2022, dental providers in the HUSKY Health network no longer need to request prior authorizations for a second annual periodic examination and cleaning for Adult HUSKY members who have designated medical conditions.

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.

Check out the Fall 2021 Provider Newsletter Online! – This edition includes Fee Schedule Changes for 2022, Diagnosis Code Requirements for Dental Claims, Dental Bill of Rights and Supplementing Guidance for Treatment Planning and Radiographic Imaging Requirements and more.

As you know, the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) has had some significant successes in recent years, including key victories earlier this year on central components of the Dental Bill of Rights.

The DSS is requiring that all dental providers who will perform more than one endodontic, crown or prosthodontic procedure on a HUSKY Health member’s permanent dentition submit a treatment plan document with radiographic imaging and supporting documentation to the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership (CTDHP) as described in Provider Bulletin PB 2021-61.