The WTC Health Program is administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a United States federal agency under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On January 2, 2011, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Zadroga Act) was signed into law, amending the Public Health Service Act and establishing the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. On December 18, 2015, the WTC Health Program was reauthorized and extended until 2090 with the extension of the Zadroga Act. The WTC Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment of 9/11-related conditions for emergency responders, recovery and cleanup workers, and volunteers who helped after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The Program also provides health evaluations and treatment for eligible survivors, including those who were present in the dust or dust cloud on 9/11 or who worked, resided, or attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in the New York City Disaster Area (see www.cdc.gov/wtc/define.html) for a period of time on 9/11 and/or in the months that followed. Members can receive 9/11-related medical care at Clinical Centers of Excellence in the New York metropolitan area. Members who live outside New York can receive medical care through the Nationwide Provider Network. In addition to providing medical monitoring and treatment, the WTC Health Program also supports education and outreach to people who may be eligible for the Program, collection and analysis of physical and mental health data with members' permission, and research to better understand health conditions related to the attacks. To contact the WTC Health Program, please call the toll-free number at 1-888-982-4748.
