--- title: COVID-19 National Emergency Ends description: President Biden signed a resolution which ended the COVID-19 national emergency early on April 10, 2023. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/covid-update-b.jpg --- ![COVID-19 National Emergency Ends](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/covid-update-b.jpg) # COVID-19 National Emergency Ends - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - COVID-19 National Emergency Ends [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 04/14/2023 [ Early Retiree Benefits](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/retiree-benefits), [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/covid-19-national-emergency-ends#postComment) 1 Minutes *1.5 minute read* President Biden signed a resolution which ended the COVID-19 national emergency as of April 10, 2023. Both the national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were supposed to end May 11, 2023. The PHE will still end in May. When the PHE ends, health plans will no longer be required to cover COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related services without cost sharing.   ## **Impacted Deadlines** Some deadlines had been extended by disregarding an “outbreak period” from March 1 2020, until 60 days after the end of the national emergency. The outbreak period will now end on June 9, 2023. After this date, health plans can return to their nonextended deadlines. Key deadlines extended during the outbreak period include time frames for HIPAA, COBRA, claims procedures, and external review process. ** ** ## **Resources** Prior** **[guidance](https://blog.dol.gov/2023/03/29/what-does-the-end-of-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-mean-for-health-benefits) was issued on March 29, 2023, addressing how certain health plan requirements will change when the emergency period ends. If changes are made to a plan or coverage after the end of the PHE or national emergency, plan sponsors or employers must clearly communicate these changes, including any limitations of benefits to participants and beneficiaries before they take effect. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-supporting-docs/bulletin-covid-19-national-emergency-ends.pdf) for more details. ** ** ### **Additional Resource** [Department of Labor’s Response to COVID-19](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/coronavirus) [NIS’s COVID-19 Resources](https://info.nisbenefits.com/covid-19-resources-nis)   [![Anoka-Hennepin School District Case Study](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3325505/8b976330-049c-4968-b0d0-27c99793732b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3325505/8b976330-049c-4968-b0d0-27c99793732b) *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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