What if an evacuee is living in a hotel or a home (and therefore don have a discharge planner) and has medical needs (e.g., requires oxygen or stabilized transport), how does the evacuee arrange for travel home?
A. With the exception of Louisiana citizens, please call your home state to access travel arrangements. Your home state will act as your discharge planner and will determine if you can travel via commercial air or ground transportation and work with you to assure that the medical infrastructure in your home community is ready to accept you. If your home state determines that you can travel via commercial means, a separate transportation program will arrange your transportation. If you cannot travel by commercial means, the HHS Medical Travel Center will arrange for your transportation. If you are a citizen of Louisiana and you are living in a hotel or a home in a host state, you will not be able to return to Louisiana at this time. If your medical attendant or a family member determines that you can travel via commercial means, a separate transportation program will arrange your travel to an interim state. If you cannot travel by commercial means, the HHS Medical Travel Center will arr
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