COVID-19 Coding and Billing Interim Guidance : PPE
• Delta Dental members should not be charged for infection control or D1999 . Office visits counts will be calculated by Delta Dental of New Jersey and Delta Dental of Connecticut based on submitted claims .
• These payments will begin when New Jersey and Connecticut lift emergency care restrictions , and dental professionals are once again permitted to provide routine and preventive dental care . No repayment is required for this program .
Delta Dental of Michigan , Indiana & Ohio
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All licensed dentists in Michigan , Ohio and Indiana with active Type 1 NPI numbers are eligible to receive a $ 1,000 credit to Henry Schein to be used toward existing account balances or toward any future purchase of dental products and / or services from Henry Schein .
• More than one dentist in a practice may receive the credit as long as each dentist is licensed and has an active Type 1 NPI number .
• Dentists with existing Henry Schein accounts at the start of the program will have funds posted to their account in the form of a credit no later than June 12 , 2020 .
• If you do not already have an account with Henry Schein , call 844-269-4204 or set up your account on the Henry Schein website . Once your account has been created and you have submitted the Delta Dental form , we will confirm your eligibility and provide notice to Henry Schein , who will then credit your account .
• The program will begin for eligible dentists on May 26 , 2020 , and end December 31 , 2020 . Unless Delta Dental of Michigan , Ohio , and Indiana decides to extend the credit period , the credit will not be applied to any accounts after December 31 , 2020 .
• Current Delta Dental policy is that PPE is not billable to the patient .
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