{"id":569,"date":"2019-10-04T19:41:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:12:42","slug":"billing-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/legal-services\/dentistry-and-the-law\/billing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Billing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Billing issues<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div><h2 class=\"rounded\">Billing Issues<\/h2>\t<ul class=\"dpe-flexible-posts\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-20490\" class=\"post-20490 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-debt-collection legal_tags-delinquent-account legal_tags-past-due-account legal_tags-accounts-receivable legal_tags-collections\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/what-you-should-know-about-collecting-past-due-accounts\/\">What You Should Know about Collecting Past-Due Accounts<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/accounts-receivable\/\">accounts receivable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/collections\/\">collections<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/past-due-account\/\">past-due account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-17483\" class=\"post-17483 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-deposit legal_tags-interest legal_tags-debt-collection legal_tags-delinquent-account legal_tags-participation-agreement\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/charges-for-missed-appointments-and-interest-on-past-due-accounts\/\">Charges for Missed Appointments and Interest on Past-Due Accounts<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/participation-agreement\/\">participation agreement<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/deposit\/\">deposit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/interest\/\">interest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-8142\" class=\"post-8142 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-national-practitioner-data-bank legal_tags-data-bank legal_tags-billing-disputes legal_tags-code\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/can-i-be-reported-to-the-data-bank-in-connection-with-a-billing-dispute\/\">Can I Be Reported to the Data Bank in Connection with a Billing Dispute?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/national-practitioner-data-bank\/\">National Practitioner Data Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/data-bank\/\">data bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/billing-disputes\/\">billing disputes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/code\/\">code<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-4230\" class=\"post-4230 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_categories-dental-records legal_tags-dental-records legal_tags-debt-collection legal_tags-delinquent-account\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/providing-dental-records-to-patients-with-past-due-accounts-2\/\">Providing Dental Records to Patients with Past-Due Accounts<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/dental-records\/\">dental records<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-3041\" class=\"post-3041 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-debt-collection legal_tags-delinquent-account legal_tags-fair-debt-collection-practices-act legal_tags-michigan-collection-practices-act\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/debt-collection-practices-whats-legal-2\/\">Debt Collection Practices: What\u2019s Legal?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/fair-debt-collection-practices-act\/\">Fair Debt Collection Practices Act<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/michigan-collection-practices-act\/\">Michigan Collection Practices Act<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1699\" class=\"post-1699 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-billing-disputes legal_tags-code legal_tags-national-practitioner-data-bank legal_tags-fraud legal_tags-late-fee legal_tags-data-bank\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/billing-disputes-and-the-data-bank-when-is-a-billing-error-fraud\/\">Billing Disputes and the Data Bank:\u00a0When Is a Billing Error Fraud?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/data-bank\/\">data bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/billing-disputes\/\">billing disputes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/code\/\">code<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/national-practitioner-data-bank\/\">National Practitioner Data Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/fraud\/\">fraud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/late-fee\/\">late fee<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1676\" class=\"post-1676 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-interest legal_tags-credit-check\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/credit-report-and-interest-questions\/\">Credit Report and Interest Questions<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/interest\/\">interest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/credit-check\/\">credit check<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1720\" class=\"post-1720 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-unclaimed-property legal_tags-overpay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/legal-responsibility-for-unclaimed-property\/\">Legal Responsibility for Unclaimed Property<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/unclaimed-property\/\">unclaimed property<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/overpay\/\">overpay<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1726\" class=\"post-1726 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-debt-collection legal_tags-delinquent-account\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/debt-collection-practices-whats-legal\/\">Debt Collection Practices: What\u2019s Legal?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1733\" class=\"post-1733 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-interest legal_tags-late-fee legal_tags-delinquent-account\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/cancellation-charges-and-interest-on-delinquent-accounts\/\">Cancellation Charges and Interest on Delinquent Accounts<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/interest\/\">interest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/late-fee\/\">late fee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1754\" class=\"post-1754 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-bankruptcy\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/patient-bankruptcy-questions-and-answers\/\">Patient Bankruptcy Questions and Answers<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/bankruptcy\/\">bankruptcy<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1693\" class=\"post-1693 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-discount legal_tags-medicaid legal_tags-medicare\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/discounts-and-waiving-patient-co-payments-and-deductibles\/\">Discounts and Waiving Patient Co-Payments and Deductibles<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/discount\/\">discount<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/medicaid\/\">Medicaid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/medicare\/\">Medicare<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1762\" class=\"post-1762 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-delinquent-account\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/collecting-delinquent-accountsthe-michigan-small-claims-process\/\">Collecting Delinquent Accounts: The Michigan Small Claims Process<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1769\" class=\"post-1769 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-fraud legal_tags-medicaid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/avoiding-medicaid-fraud\/\">Avoiding Medicaid Fraud<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/fraud\/\">fraud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/medicaid\/\">Medicaid<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1773\" class=\"post-1773 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-compliance legal_tags-fraud\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/fraud-and-abuse-compliance-programs-for-dentists\/\">Fraud and Abuse\/Compliance Programs for Dentists<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/fraud\/\">fraud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/compliance\/\">compliance<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1779\" class=\"post-1779 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-liability legal_tags-fees legal_tags-debt-collection\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/spousal-liability-for-dental-fees\/\">Spousal Liability for Dental Fees<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/liability\/\">liability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/fees\/\">fees<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1783\" class=\"post-1783 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-statute-of-limitations legal_tags-debt-collection\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/fee-collection-and-the-statute-of-limitations\/\">Fee Collection and the Statute of Limitations<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/statute-of-limitations\/\">statute of limitations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/debt-collection\/\">debt collection<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1796\" class=\"post-1796 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-billing-issues legal_tags-balance-billing legal_tags-workers-comp legal_tags-reimbursement\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/balance-billing-not-permitted\/\">Balance Billing Not Permitted<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/balance-billing\/\">balance billing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/workers-comp\/\">worker's comp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/reimbursement\/\">reimbursement<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><!-- .dpe-flexible-posts -->\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Billing issues 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