This is an important announcement for customers in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia and for those with business in these states. The counties below are under a federal or state designated SEP due to an emergency.
Applications for disaster SEP are only accepted as long as the SEP declaration is in place. For the most recent information, if a deadline is not specified below, please use Producers’ University’s Ongoing SEP tracker. Applications for SEPs submitted after the declaration date of that SEP will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT : Please be aware
- This does not mean that active marketing can occur.
- The SEP is only for the purpose of providing a SEP to impacted individuals who had a valid election during the incident and were unable to make that election due to the emergency.
- This does not mean that Cigna Healthcare initiates waiving of authorization or referral requirements.
- This does not extend waiving of prior authorizations, referrals etc.
The SEP begins on the date of the incident’s start, if that occurs earlier, or on the declaration date. The SEP terminates on the date the event is declared to be over or, if it happens first, two complete calendar months after the termination date specified in the declaration.
Arizona
FEMA declaration: Boulder View Fire
SEP incident dates: 06/27/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/27/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Maricopa County
California
FEMA/FMAG declaration: Thompson Fire
SEP incident dates: 07/02/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 07/02/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Butte County
State declaration: Thompson Fire
SEP incident dates: 07/02/2024 – 09/29/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 07/02/2024 – 10/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Butte County
FEMA/FMAG declaration: French Fire
SEP incident dates: 07/04/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 07/04/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Mariposa County
Florida
State declaration: Hurricane Ian
SEP incident dates: 09/23/2022 – 09/23/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 09/23/2022 – 10/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington Counties
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes
SEP incident dates: 05/10/2024 – 07/26/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 05/10/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Baker, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla counties
Iowa
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms
SEP incident dates: 05/20/2024 – 07/26/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 05/20/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cedar, Cherokee, Clay, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Humboldt, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscatine, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Shelby, Story, Tama, and Wright Counties
Kansas
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Winter Storm
SEP incident dates: 01/08/2024 -07/26/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 01/08/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Butler, Chase, Cloud, Edwards, Ford, Geary, Gray, Hodgeman, Marion, Morris, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Shawnee, Stafford, Trego and Wabaunsee Counties
Maryland
State declaration: Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster
SEP incident dates: 03/26/2024 – 08/18/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/26/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: All
Minnesota
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 06/16/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/16/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Cottonwood, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Watonwan counties
New Mexico
State declaration: Flooding and Emergency Funds
SEP incident dates:06/24/2024 – 08/25/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/24/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Rio Arriba County
State declaration: Flooding
SEP incident dates:06/21/2024 – 08/29/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/21/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: San Miguel County
North Carolina
State declaration: Flooding
SEP incident dates: 05/18/2024 – 09/27/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 05/18/2024 – 10/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: McDowell County
Oregon
State declaration: Drought
SEP incident dates: 6/25/2024 – 01/29/2025
This SEP declaration is effective: 6/25/2024 – 02/28/2025
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Jefferson County
Texas
Declaration information Amendment: Bexar County removed
State declaration: Drought
SEP incident dates: 07/08/2024 – 08/25/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 07/08/2022 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Bandera, Bee, Blanco, Burnet, Calhoun, Cameron, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Hays, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Lubbock, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Presidio, Real, Terrell, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wharton, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala Counties
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
State declaration: Severe Storms and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 04/26/2024 – 08/25/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/26/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cochran, Coleman, Collin, Colorado, Coke, Comal, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Eastland, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Freestone, Galveston, Gillespie, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Haskell, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Knox, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Llano, Lynn, Madison, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Saba, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, Sterling, Sutton, Tarrant, Terrell, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Wichita, Williamson, and Wilson counties.
West Virginia
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
SEP incident dates: 04/11/2024 – 08/01/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/11/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Boone, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Ohio, Roane, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood Counties
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