SEPs
Special Enrollment Period: Florida Emergency Declaration - Hurricane Ian
Please be advised that a state of emergency was declared, impacting individuals in all Florida counties. This declaration allows for a one-time Special Enrollment Period (SEP), in the event beneficiaries were unable to make an election during another qualifying election period. Please reference the following guidelines for the incident period. This SEP applies to the Florida counties noted below.
A new Medicare Special Enrollment Period has been announced in Texas.
Here is a current list of all Special Enrollment Periods for Medicare, both new and extended.
As of Jan. 12, 2022, there are currently SEPs in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and Virginia as well as an SEP for Optimum Healthcare and Freedom Health! Check it out below.
FFM Income-Based SEP
SEP is year-round.
Arkansas
SEP is effective 12/10/2021-2/28/2022
California
SEP is effective through 2/28/2022
Colorado
SEP is effective 12/30/2021-2/28/2022
Delaware
SEP is effective through 3/31/2022
Florida
An SEP was announced due to the Surfside Condo Collapse – Governor Declared a State of Emergency on June 24, 2021
Incident Period: June 24, 2021 – November 19, 2021
Start Date: June 24, 2021
End Date: January 31, 2022
Counties: Miami-Dade
Hawaii
SEP declaration is effective through 2/28/2022
Kentucky
SEP is effective through 3/31/2022
Louisiana
Two SEPs for Louisiana have been announced.
Governor Declared a State of Emergency on May 17, 2021
Incident Period: May 17, 2021 – November 12, 2021 SEP
Start Date: May 17, 2021 SEP
End Date: January 31, 2022
Counties: Entire state
Governor Declared a State of Emergency on August 26, 2021
Incident Period: August 26, 2021 – November 5, 2021
SEP Start Date: August 26, 2021
SEP End Date: January 31, 2022
Counties: Entire State
Maryland
SEP is effective through 3/31/2022
Nevada
SEP is effective through 2/28/2022
New Jersey
There are two SEPs for New Jersey.
SEP is effective through 1/31/2022
SEP is effective through 3/31/2022
Oregon
Two SEPS have been announced for Oregon.
SEP effective through 1/31/2022
An SEP has been announced due to the Threat of Wildfire – Governor Declared a State of Emergency on June 30, 2021
Incident Period: June 30, 2021 – November 1, 2021
SEP Start Date: June 30, 2021
SEP End Date: January 31, 2022
Counties: Entire State
Tennessee
SEP is effective 12/13/2021-2/28/2022
Washington
SEP is effective through 2/28/2022
Virginia
SEP is effective 1/2/2022-3/31/2022
Optimum Healthcare & Freedom Health 5 Star SEP
This SEP runs from 12/8/2021-2/28/222