This page will be updated in the event of a Declaration of Disaster or Emergency to include how to obtain needed care during a disaster.

Declaration of Disaster or Emergency

If you are affected by a disaster or emergency declaration by the President or a Governor, or an announcement of a public health emergency by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, resulting in a disruption of access to healthcare there is certain additional support available to you.

• Part A, Part B, and supplemental Part C plan benefits are to be provided at specified non-contracted facilities (note that Part A and Part B benefits must be obtained at Medicare certified facilities).
• Where applicable, requirements for gatekeeper referrals are waived in full;
• Plan-approved out-of-network cost-sharing to network cost-sharing amounts are temporarily reduced; and
• The 30-day notification requirement to members is waived, as long as all the changes (such as reduction of cost-sharing and waiving authorization) benefit the member.

If CMS hasn’t provided an end date for the disaster or emergency, plans will resume normal operation 30 days after the initial declaration.

Last Updated On: 9.30.25 at 10:00 AM