Medi-Cal provider non-vision TAR denial or modification appeal
Medi-Cal provider dissatisfied with a modified or denied Treatment Authorization Request, for services other than vision. Claim appeals and status updates follow a separate process; not a managed-care member appeal, hearing request, Medicare appeal or clinical eligibility decision.
Filing window: 180 calendar days from the original Medi-Cal consultant decision (TAR action date), for services other than vision. This is not a claim/RAD appeal deadline; no personal due date is calculated.. No personalized deadline is calculated.
Payer: California Medi-Cal fee-for-service administrative process; verify actual notice and program. State scope: California Medi-Cal; verify actual provider/program/TAR or claim scope, not residence alone.
Postal address: TAR Processing Center Appeals; P.O. Box 13029; Sacramento, CA 95813-4029. Use the actual notice and the process-specific official submission instructions.
Written appeals only; fax submissions are rejected. Source specifies USPS postmark, DHCS date stamp on personal delivery, or common-carrier deposit-date label. Alternative street address: TAR Processing Center Appeals; 820 Stillwater Road; West Sacramento, CA 95605-1630. Email/voicemail listed in the source are for inquiries, not verified filing channels.
Official source — TAR: Submitting Appeals — physical pages1–2, revised September2024 · checked 2026-10-29
Document/page revision date is not a demonstrated universal effective date; checked current official downloadable source, not historical reconstruction