{"id":8014,"date":"2022-02-03T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T18:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?page_id=8014"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:03:45","slug":"no-surprises-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/regulatory-compliance\/no-surprises-act\/","title":{"rendered":"No Surprises Act"},"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>No Surprises Act<\/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_single_image image=&#8221;8059&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643914196758{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643914396837{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]The No Surprises Act is a federal law that protects patients from surprise billing and other practices that result in financial burdens for patients. While most of this law does not impact private dentistry, the law\u2019s requirements regarding transparency of health care costs could apply to private dental offices, based on the patient being treated. The links below have information and sample forms to help your practice deliver care to your patient, while complying with the No Surprises Act.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696362719867{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>ADA information on No Surprises Act<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643835800855{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]Find out how does the No Surprises Act, which gives consumers new billing protections when getting emergency care, nonemergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance services from out-of-network providers affect dentists.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1755115421446{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/adanews.ada.org\/ada-news\/2023\/february\/ada-receives-clarification-on-no-surprises-act\/#:~:text=The%20No%20Surprises%20Act%20went,out%2Dof%2Dnetwork%20providers.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643836012557{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696362733600{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Federal No Surprises Act may affect dentists<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643835850653{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]While the federal No Surprises Act requirements pertaining to balance billing largely do not apply to private dental offices, the law\u2019s requirements regarding transparency of health care costs could apply to private dental offices depending on the type of patient being provided a service.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643914301904{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/federal-no-surprises-act-may-affect-dentists\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643836040849{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696362747783{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Good Faith Estimate for dental care items and services form<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643835867246{margin-bottom: 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patient\u2019s right to good faith estimate<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Dental offices must give patients who don\u2019t have certain types of dental coverage or who are not using certain types of dental coverage an total cost estimate for dental items and services.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button fixed-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sample-Notice-of-Right-to-Receive-GFE-_Dental-Practices.docx\">DOWNLOAD NOTICE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>How the No Surprises Act Could Affect Dentists<\/h4>\n<p>Find out how does the No Surprises Act, which gives consumers new billing protections when 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