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COVID-19 Coding and Billing Interim Guidance : PPE

Delta Dental of Idaho

• Delta Dental of Idaho is committing $ 500,000 dollars to support our network providers through this program .

• The PRSP will provide financial support with a one-time payment to each Delta Dental PPO™ and Delta Dental Premier ® practice with currently effective provider agreements in good standing .

• Payment will be based on the number of in-network DDID members seen by the provider in 2019 .

• Each network provider in good standing will receive a payment subject to a minimum award of $ 100 and a maximum award of $ 2,000 .

• No application and No repayment is required for this program .

• Automated Clearing House ( ACH ) enrollees will receive deposits on or before July 15 , and checks will be mailed on or before July 15 for those not currently enrolled in ACH .

• DDID will not pay separate fee for PPE ; and they are not billable to the patient .

Delta Dental of Massachusetts

• Delta Dental of Massachusetts will begin paying participating Massachusetts dentists an additional $ 10 per visit for DDMA members between June 1 and August 31 .

• Payment will be automatically be sent to dental offices on a monthly basis without any other paperwork .

Delta Dental of Virginia

• Historically , expenses relating to the cost of doing business are understood to be broadly covered via the overall fee structures for treatment and expenses related to PPE as not billable to the patient .

• However , due to new health and safety protocols , Delta Dental of Virginia has created the new Provider Assistance Program to help meet PPE expenses during this time .

• Learn more about this new program above .

• Delta Dental of Virginia will be distributing $ 3 million among Virginia Delta Dental network dentists by the end of June .

• There will be no application process for receiving these funds .

• Funding amounts will be based on a measure of the practice ’ s Delta Dental of Virginia patients .

Northeast

Delta Dental

• Covid-19 Interim Supplemental Program available for at least the next two months ( May / June dates of service ).

• For Maine , New Hampshire , and Vermont participating dentists , when treating patients covered by Northeast Delta Dental , NEDD will be providing an additional $ 10 payment , outside of the normal claims processing payment , for each patient treated in-office on any given day .