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A new version of the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan (DWP) and DWP Kids Provider Manual is now available. You can download a copy of the new Provider Manual directly at http://manuals.mcna.net/iowa. Please click here to see a provider bulletin containing more information about Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME) updates to DWP.

The National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals, in partnership with the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, is conducting a survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct support professionals. Survey results will help identify the most effective ways to protect direct support professionals, frontline supervisors, and the people who receive support. Please click here to learn more and take the survey today.

You are invited to participate in Round 3 of the nationwide study sponsored by the National Council on Disability, which is helping to drive real change for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)! In this last round, you will be asked to provide your input to build consensus on two major issues— Medicaid Participation and Treatment of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). To learn more and complete the Round 3 survey, please click here.

Thank you to all dental providers who participated in last month's survey to help drive real change for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)! You are invited to participate in Round 2 of this national study sponsored by the National Council on Disability, which focuses on items most often noted by providers in Round 1. To learn more and complete the survey, please click here.

The HHS Office of Minority Health's National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care is offering a free, online educational program that supports the delivery of culturally and linguistically competent services. Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and any other oral health professional interested may complete this e-learning Cultural Competency Program. MCNA encourages all network providers to learn more and begin the program on the HHS website.

Join us in driving real change for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)! Simply complete an anonymous survey sponsored by the National Council on Disability by April 30 and be entered into a $500 Lottery for your participation. To learn more about this national effort, please click here.

MCNA has adopted new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Our approved CPGs can be downloaded from MCNA's website.

A new version of the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan and DWP Kids Provider Manual is now available. You can download a copy of the new Provider Manual directly at http://manuals.mcna.net/iowa.

A new version of the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan (DWP) and DWP Kids Provider Manual is now available. Please click here to see a provider bulletin listing the changes to the Provider Manual and updates to other important provider resources available to your office. You can download a copy of the new Provider Manual directly at http://manuals.mcna.net/iowa.

A new version of the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan Provider Manual is now available. Please click here to see a provider bulletin listing these changes. You can download a copy of the new Provider Manual directly at http://manuals.mcna.net/iowa.