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World Trade Center Health Program

The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is a limited federal health program administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Program is authorized through 2090. The Program provides no-cost medical monitoring and treatment for certified WTC-related health conditions to those directly affected by 9/11 in New York, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The program also funds medical research into physical and mental health conditions related to 9/11 exposures.

The WTC Health Program is dedicated to helping those who were there during and after the events of September 11, 2001. The program provides services to the following categories of individuals when the individual meets activity, location, time period, and minimum hour requirements.

WTC Responders

WTC responders are workers or volunteers who provided rescue, recovery, debris cleanup, and related support services on or in the aftermath of the events of 9/11, for certain amounts of time during the period between September 11, 2001, and July 31, 2002.

There are three types of responders: FDNY responders, WTC general responders (including NYPD), as well as Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, responders.

WTC Survivors

WTC survivors include people who were present in the New York City Disaster Area in the dust or dust cloud on September 11, 2001; people who worked, resided, or attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in the NYC Disaster Area from September 11, 2001, to July 31, 2002; and people who were eligible for certain residential grants or whose place of employment was eligible for certain grants following the events of 9/11.

What They Cover

The WTC Health Program pays for medically necessary treatment of certified conditions, as well any certified medically associated health conditions, as long as the treatment is provided by a WTC Health Program affiliated provider or pharmacy. The member must have a certified or medically associated health condition in order to be covered. To learn more, visit the CDC website: Covered Conditions.

Members can access services without having to pay any co-pays, deductibles or other out-of-pocket expenses for medically necessary treatment of certified WTC-related health conditions.

For Health Care Providers

People continue to experience physical and mental health conditions related to the events of 9/11. See the guidelines below to learn more about identifying and treating people with conditions that could be associated with exposure to the World Trade Center disaster:

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