La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXI-13941

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXI-13941 - Dental Services

A. Dental services are available to adult beneficiaries over the age of 21 as of component of the NOW. Covered dental services include:

1. adult diagnostic services;

2. preventative services;

3. restorative services;

4. endodontics;

5. periodontics;

6. prosthodontics;

7. oral and maxillofacial surgery;

8. orthodontics;

9. emergency care; and

10. adjunctive general services.

B. Dental Service Exclusions

1. NOW dental services are not available to children (up to 21 years of age). Children access dental services through the EPSDT benefit.

2. Non-covered services include but are not limited to the following:

a. services that are not medically necessary to the beneficiary's dental health;

b. dental care for cosmetic reasons;

c. experimental procedures;

d. plaque control;

e. any periapical radiographic images, occlusal radiographic images, complete series, or panoramic radiographic images taken annually or routinely at the time of a dental examination for screening purposes;

f. routine post-operative services - these services are covered as part of the fee for the initial treatment provided;

g. treatment of incipient or non-carious lesions (other than covered sealants and fluoride);

h. services that are eligible for reimbursement by insurance or covered under any other insurance or medical health plan;

i. dental expenses related to any dental services:

i. started after the beneficiary's coverage ended, or

ii. received before the beneficiary became eligible for these service; and

j. administration of in-office pre-medication.

C. Providers are enrolled through the LA Dental Benefit Program, which is responsible for maintaining provider lists.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXI-13941

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 481556 (6/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.