This is Riz Hatton with the Becker's Dental P D S L podcast.
Here's your daily industry news briefing for today. August 9th,
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to provide more clarity to
dentists on what type of dental benefit plan they're dealing with.
Under the new law plans are required to disclose in multiple ways if it is state
or federally regulated at the time of determining coverage.
According to an August 3rd news release from the California Dental Association,
the increased disclosure will allow dentists and patients to know which
regulatory entity to contact when conflict occurs with a dental plan.
The lack of clarity has been a problem for dentists as they're unsure what
type of plan they're dealing with until the entire billing process has been
completed,
which can lead to plans denying coverage for services that have already been
provided to a patient.
The law goes into effect January, 2025. The release said
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