Dental Benefit Plan Manager Policies | Louisiana Department of Health Medicaid For Medicaid Partners Available for Public Comment Dental Benefit Plan Manager Policies Dental Benefit Plan Manager Policies In accordance with La. R.S. 46:460.51, et seq. , prior to adopting, approving, amending, or implementing certain policies or procedures, LDH will publish the proposed policy or procedure for the purpose of soliciting public comments. For this purpose, a policy or procedure, as defined by the statute, shall mean a requirement governing the administration of managed care organizations specific to billing guidelines, medical management and utilization review guidelines, case management guidelines, claims processing guidelines and edits, grievance and appeals procedures and process, other guidelines or manuals containing pertinent information related to operations and pre-processing claims, and core benefits and services. The following table contains the Dental Benefit Plan Manager policies that are open for public comment. Item Number Policy/Procedure Date Posted Comment Period Closed Document Links 2026-DBPM-1 DBPM Manual 1/15/26 3/1/26 DBPM Manual 2025-DQ-1 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual and Exhibit A Benefits Covered for EPSDT Under 21 Dental Program 6/11/25 7/26/25 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual Exhibit A: Benefits Covered for EPSDT Under 21 Dental Program 2025-MCNA-1 MCNA Provider Manual version 1.26 3/28/25 5/12/25 MCNA Provider Manual version 1.26 2024-DBPM-2 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2024) 3/13/24 4/27/24 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2024) 2024-DBPM-1 DBPM Manual 1/25/24 3/10/24 DBPM Manual 2023-MCNA-2 MCNA Provider Manual 8/9/23 9/23/23 MCNA Provider Manual 2023-DBPM-2 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2023) 4/11/23 5/26/23 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services 2023-MCNA-1 MCNA Provider Manual 3/14/23 4/28/23 MCNA Provider Manual 2023-DentaQuest-1 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 3/14/23 4/28/23 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 2023-DBPM-1 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 5/1/2023 3/14/23 4/28/23 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services 2022-MCNA-3 MCNA Provider Manual 12/6/22 1/20/23 MCNA Provider Manual 2022-DentaQuest-2 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 12/6/22 1/20/23 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 2022-DentaQuest-1 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 6/22/22 8/6/22 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 2022-MCNA-2 Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual 6/15/22 7/30/22 Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual 2022-DBPM-2 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services (Proposed effective date = 7/1/2022) 5/4/22 6/18/22 DBPM Manual > Part 4: Services > DBPM Covered Services 2022-MCNA-1 Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual 3/11/22 4/25/22 Policy/Procedure MCNA Provider Manual 2022-DBPM-1 Dental Benefit Program Manager (DBPM) Manual 2/9/22 3/27/22 Dental Benefit Program Manager (DBPM) Manual 2021-DentQuest-2 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 11/4/21 12/30/21 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 2021-MCNA-3 MCNA Provider Manual 5/26/21 7/10/21 MCNA Provider Manual 2021-MCNA-2 MCNA Provider Manual 4/14/21 5/29/21 MCNA Provider Manual 2021-MCNA-1 MCNA Provider Manual 1/8/21 2/21/21 MCNA Provider Manual 2021-DentQuest-1 DentaQuest Office Reference Manual 1/8/21 N/A DentaQuest Office Reference Manual Imminent Peril Justification Related Information Dental Benefit Plan Manager Public Comments Surgeon General Evelyn Griffin, MD Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Cicero Government