When new health and dental plans are added to your Medicaid benefits, Continuity of Care (COC) guidelines are in place to make sure you are covered during the transition to these new plans.
COC makes sure that your dental and health services won’t be interrupted when we switch plans. You will be able to see your doctors and fill your prescriptions like normal.
Health and dental plans are required to ensure COC during the transition period for Medicaid recipients enrolled in the SMMC program. COC requirements ensure that your services will continue seamlessly when you change:
- From one health plan to another
- From one provider to another,
- From one service delivery system to another (i.e., fee-for-service to managed care)
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has instituted the following COC provisions:
Health care providers should not cancel appointments with current patients. Health plans must honor any ongoing treatment that was authorized prior to the recipient’s enrollment into the plan for up to 60 days after the roll-out date in each region.
Providers will be paid. Providers should continue providing any services that were previously authorized, regardless of whether the provider is participating in the plan’s network. Plans must pay for previously authorized services for up to 60 days after the roll-out date in each region, and must pay providers at the rate previously received for up to 30 days.
Providers will be paid promptly. During the continuity of care period, plans are required to follow all timely claims payment contractual requirements. The Agency will monitor complaints to ensure that any issues with delays in payment are resolved.
Prescriptions will be honored. Plans must allow recipients to continue to receive their prescriptions through their current provider, for up to 60 days after the roll-out date in each region, until their prescriptions can be transferred to a provider in the plan’s network.
Learn more about Continuity of care in your Member Handbook
Protect your coverage. Keep your information current
Don’t lose your Medicaid coverage. When your personal information changes, like your address or phone number, update it with a few simple steps.
Go to the OHCA website, or call 800-987-7767 Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Central Time
If visiting the OHCA website:
- Log in to your SoonerCare account
- Click the “Go” button in the “Change” box on the right
- Check the box for Address, Email, or Phone Number changes
- Enter your information and follow prompts to finish and submit
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and those interested in getting SSI should visit the Social Security Administration website to make sure their info is up to date. Or, call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 (TTY: 800-325-0778), Monday – Friday, [8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
By taking these steps, your health benefits and plan stay protected.
Have questions?
- Your Member Handbook is the best resource to find everything you want to know about your plan in one place.
- Call Member Services at 855-223-9868 (TTY:711), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Central Time