Severe Weather FAQs for Providers

I am a Main Dental Home Provider and my office will be closed for repairs due to severe weather. Do I need to inform MCNA?esarmany2020-08-26T11:41:29+00:00

I am a Main Dental Home Provider and my office will be closed for repairs due to severe weather. Do I need to inform MCNA?

Yes. Please call our Provider Hotline at 1-855-776-6262 and let us know how long you think your office will be closed. Also, please call any MCNA members who have an appointment scheduled during this time period and reschedule them. Any answering service for your office should give information regarding this closure and tell how to seek emergency care.

An MCNA member came to my office. I am not their Main Dental Home Provider and their Main Dental Home Provider’s office is closed due to severe weather. Can I see this member?esarmany2020-08-26T11:42:49+00:00

An MCNA member came to my office. I am not their Main Dental Home Provider and their Main Dental Home Provider’s office is closed due to severe weather. Can I see this member?

Have the member call the MCNA Member Hotline and request to have you assigned as their Main Dental Home Provider. Please inform the member that they can switch back to their regular dentist once their office re-opens.

An MCNA member came to my office with a dental emergency. I am not their Main Dental Home Provider and their Main Dental Home Provider’s office is closed due to severe weather. Can I see this patient?esarmany2020-08-26T11:43:48+00:00

An MCNA member came to my office with a dental emergency. I am not their Main Dental Home Provider and their Main Dental Home Provider’s office is closed due to severe weather. Can I see this patient?

Yes. Please include a narrative with your claim that includes the emergency nature of this visit and the fact that the member’s Main Dental Home Provider is closed due to flooding.