Active SEPS In AR, CA, GA, KY, MO, MS, & OK
This is an important announcement for agents with customers in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma and for those with business in those states. The counties below are under a state-designated SEP due to an emergency.
ARKANSAS
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms and Tornados
SEP incident dates: 03/31/2023 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/31/2023 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Cross, Lonoke, and Pulaski counties
CALIFORNIA
Declaration information Updated
State declaration: Severe Winter Storms
SEP incident date: 03/01/2023 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/01/2023 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties
GEORGIA
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms and Tornados
SEP incident dates: 03/26/2023 – 05/02/2023
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/26/2023 – 06/30/2023
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: All counties
KENTUCKY
State declaration: Severe Weather
SEP incident date: 03/31/2023 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/31/2023 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: All counties
MISSISSIPPI
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms
SEP incident date: 03/24/2023 – 04/23/2023
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/24/2023 – 05/31/2023
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, and Panola, Sharkey counties
MISSOURI
State declaration: Severe Storms
SEP incident date: 03/31/2023 – 05/29/2023
This SEP declaration is effective: 03/31/2023 – 06/30/2023
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: All counties
OKLAHOMA
Declaration information Updated
State declaration: Drought
SEP incident date: 09/12/2022 – 12/31/2022
This SEP declaration has expired. It was effective: 09/12/2022 – 12/31/2022
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: All counties
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 we initiate waiving of authorization or referral requirements.
- This does not extend waiving of prior authorizations, referrals etc.
SEP for Government Entity-Declared Disaster or Other Emergency
42 CFR 422.62(b)(18)
(Rev. 2, Issued: August 12, 2020; Effective/Implementation: 01-01-2021)
An SEP exists for individuals affected by a disaster or other emergency declared by a Federal, state or local government entity who were unable to, and did not make an election during another valid election period. This includes both enrollment and disenrollment elections.
Individuals are eligible for this SEP if they:
- Reside, or resided at the start of the SEP eligibility period described in this guidance, in an area for which a federal, state or local government entity has declared a disaster or other emergency or they do not reside in an affected area but rely on help making healthcare decisions from one or more individuals who reside in an affected area; and
- Were eligible for another election period at the time of the SEP eligibility period; and
- Did not make an election during that other valid election period due to the disaster or other emergency.
The SEP starts as of the date the declaration is made, the incident start date or, if different, the start date identified in the declaration, whichever is earlier. The SEP ends two full calendar months following the end date identified in the declaration or, if different, the date the end of the incident is announced, whichever is later.
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