Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 420.000 - Dental Services
Section 420.409 - Non-covered Circumstances

(1) services provided in a state institution by a state-employed dentist, dental consultant, or public health dental hygienist;

(2) services provided by a provider whose salary includes compensation for professional services;

(3) if, under comparable circumstances, the provider does not customarily bill individuals who do not have health insurance; and

(4) if the member is not an eligible MassHealth member on the date of service. The provider must verify the member's eligibility for MassHealth on the date of service even if the provider has obtained prior authorization for the service.

(1) If a member desires a substitute for, or a modification of, a covered service, the member must pay for the entire cost of the service. The MassHealth agency does not pay for any portion of the cost of a substitute for, or modification of, a covered service. In all such instances, before performing services not covered for the member, the provider must inform the member both of the availability of covered services and of the member's obligation to pay for those that are not covered services.

(2) It is unlawful (M.G.L. c. 6A, § 35) for a provider to accept any payment from a member for a service or item for which payment is available under MassHealth. If a member claims to have been misinformed about the availability of covered services, it will be the responsibility of the provider to prove that the member was offered a covered service, refused it, and chose instead to accept and pay for a service that MassHealth does not pay for.

(3) Providers may upgrade medically necessary services at no additional cost to the MassHealth agency or the member.