State of Illinois
Welcome to the State of Illinois Group Dental Plans webpage hosted by your dental carrier, Delta Dental of Illinois.
With your dental benefit program, you are free to go to any licensed dentist. However, in many cases, you can reduce your out-of-pocket expenses by using a Delta Dental PPO or Delta Dental Premier network dentist. Here's how.
Your oral health and satisfaction are extremely important to us. We are committed to ensuring you and your covered dependents receive quality dental care and superior customer service. Please see below for links to resources and more information about your specific plan.
Dental Claim Payments Timeline
Please be advised that the State of Illinois group plans are self-funded. This means that claims are paid by the State as funds are available. Currently, reimbursement time for network dentists is different than that for non-network dentists as indicated below.
Claim payments are made when funding has been approved from the State for claims that are received. the delay time for approved and processed claims is listed below:
| Plan |
Delta Dental PPOTM Network |
Delta Dental Premier® Network |
Non-Network |
| Quality Care Dental Plan |
No delay |
No delay |
No delay |
| Local Care Dental Plan |
No delay |
No delay |
No delay |
| College Choice Dental Plan |
9/18/2023 (78 weeks) |
9/18/2023 (78 weeks) |
6/26/2023 (90 weeks) |
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