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PT 40-26: Dental Administrative Service Organization Vendor Change Update - Early 2026 Go-Live

Maryland Medicaid·MD · Dentistry·Specialty Services
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 18, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

Maryland Medicaid's dental administrative service organization is changing from SKYGEN USA to DentaQuest in early 2026. All dental providers must transition to DentaQuest's systems for claims processing, authorizations, and member services when the go-live date is announced.

Action Required

Action needed
Monitor for go-live date announcement from Maryland Department of Health. Once announced: Complete DentaQuest system training, update billing software configurations to submit dental claims to DentaQuest instead of SKYGEN USA, verify all open authorizations transfer properly, and update provider enrollment information. Continue using SKYGEN USA systems until official transition date.

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