# MCNA (AR Medicaid) timely filing limit for dental claims

> What is the timely filing limit for dental claims with MCNA (AR Medicaid), and how long do you have to correct or appeal? Verdict: Published filing window.

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Payer of record: MCNA Dental — Arkansas Medicaid

Last verified: 2026-08-30

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## Direct answer

The initial dental filing window for MCNA Dental — Arkansas Medicaid is 365 days — “Providers must file claims within 365 days of the Date of Service (DOS)” (MCNA's Arkansas Medicaid orientation, on the Arkansas DHS site) — matching Arkansas Medicaid's own hard 12-month deadline (state manual §302.000). Reconsideration: 90 days from the claim determination. Provider contracts and plan documents override published manuals — the contract number controls. Last verified 2026-08-30.

## Filing windows

- **Initial claims:** 365 days — “Providers must file claims within 365 days of the Date of Service (DOS)” (MCNA's Arkansas Medicaid orientation, on the Arkansas DHS site) — matching Arkansas Medicaid's own hard 12-month deadline (state manual §302.000) (Published openly)

## Appeals

- **Reconsideration:** 90 days — from the claim determination
- **Appeal (medical-necessity denials only):** 60 days — from the adverse benefit determination

## Verified caveats

- Arkansas Medicaid's own posture is strict: “There are no exceptions to the 12-month filing deadline policy” (AFMC 2024 billing conference, citing manual §302.000).
- Sourced from official 2023–2024 Arkansas DHS materials; confirm against MCNA's current Arkansas provider manual before relying on a boundary case. MCNA's Kentucky figures are omitted here — the only verified KY manual is an archival 2011-effective edition.

## Sources

- [MCNA Dental — Arkansas Medicaid orientation (2023, Arkansas DHS host)](https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023_MCNA.pdf) — p. 11, “Submission of Claims”
- [AFMC — MMIS Annual Billing Conference Spring 2024 (Arkansas DHS host)](https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024ABCPres.pdf) — Timely Filing slides 32–33, citing AR Medicaid manual §302.000

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