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Reminder: Attest to provider data as required
BCBS Michigan·MI·Provider News
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Jul 23, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network require all providers (professional practitioners, facilities, and organizational providers) to attest to their data at regular intervals (every 90 and 120 days) to maintain active provider directory listings and ensure uninterrupted claims payments. Failure to complete attestation will result in removal from provider directories and potential credentialing termination.
Action Required
IMMEDIATELY: Establish attestation compliance process for all providers in your practice. Professional practitioners must attest in the CAQH Provider Data Portal every 90 days (name, specialty, address, phone number, digital contact) and every 120 days (all other credentialing and licensing data). Facilities and organizational providers must attest in the Provider Data Management tool within Availity Essentials every 90 days (name, specialty, address, phone number, digital contact). Attestation is required even if no information has changed. Create a tracking system to monitor attestation deadlines for each provider and ensure compliance before each 90-day and 120-day cycle. Communicate attestation requirements to all clinical staff and providers. Designate responsibility for CAQH and Availity portal access and updates. Consequences of non-compliance: providers will be removed from Blue Cross and BCN provider directories, including Find a Doctor search tools, and professional practitioners' credentialing status may be terminated, requiring reapplication.