TRICARE Expands and Extends Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Florida due to Hurricanes

TRICARE Expands and Extends Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Florida due to Hurricanes

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Defense Health Agency announced that temporary prescription refill waivers have been expanded and extended for Florida due to hurricanes Helene and Milton.

TRICARE Beneficiaries in Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington counties may now receive emergency prescription refills through Oct. 20, 2024.

For beneficiaries in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwanee, Taylor, Union, and Volusia counties the date has been extended from Oct. 17, 2024, to Oct. 20, 2024.

To receive an emergency refill of prescription medications, TRICARE beneficiaries should take their prescription bottle to any TRICARE retail network pharmacy. If the bottle is unavailable or the label is damaged or missing, beneficiaries should contact Express Scripts, Inc., or their retail network pharmacy for assistance.

To find a network pharmacy, beneficiaries may call Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303, or search the network pharmacy locator.

If possible, visit the pharmacy where the prescription was filled. Prescriptions filled by a retail chain may be filled at another store in that chain. If the clinician who prescribed the medication is available, beneficiaries can ask them to call in a new prescription to any network pharmacy.

As a reminder, TRICARE beneficiaries, other than active duty service members, may receive urgent care from any TRICARE-authorized urgent care center or provider and do not need a referral. This allows beneficiaries to seek nonemergency care for illnesses or injuries if their primary care provider is unavailable because of emergencies. Any TRICARE beneficiary who reasonably believes they have an emergency should always call 911 or, go to the nearest emergency room.

Beneficiaries are advised to visit Express Scripts' Weather Notices page for updates.

What DHS and FEMA are doing for Hurricane Helene

• https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-helene
• Spanish: https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/current/hurricane-helene

What the U.S. government is doing for Hurricane Helene

• https://usa.gov/hurricane-helene
• Spanish: https://usa.gov/es/huracan-helene

What DHS and FEMA are doing for Hurricane Milton

• https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-milton
• Spanish: https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/current/hurricane-milton

What the U.S. government is doing for Hurricane Milton

• https://www.usa.gov/hurricane-milton
• Spanish: https://www.usa.gov/es/huracan-milton