Ensures MassHealth recipients have access to dental care by requiring dentists to accept MassHealth patients and offering incentives.

This bill mandates that dentists accept a minimum percentage of MassHealth patients, currently set at 5% of their total caseload, to ensure financial sustainability for participating providers. It also allows any licensed dentist to treat MassHealth recipients in emergencies, such as acute dental pain or infection, and mandates reimbursement at the standard MassHealth rate plus 10%. The executive office is tasked with establishing an online portal for locating participating dental providers and preparing an annual report on dentist participation rates and available services.

Ensures MassHealth recipients have access to dental care by requiring dentists to accept MassHealth patients and offering incentives.

This bill mandates that dentists accept a minimum percentage of MassHealth patients, currently set at 5% of their total caseload, to ensure financial sustainability for participating providers. It also allows any licensed dentist to treat MassHealth recipients in emergencies, such as acute dental pain or infection, and mandates reimbursement at the standard MassHealth rate plus 10%. The executive office is tasked with establishing an online portal for locating participating dental providers and preparing an annual report on dentist participation rates and available services.