[TVARC] Fwd: Early Prescription Refills Permitted Under State of Emergency
Mark KX4LEO
kx4leo at gmail.com
Mon Oct 7 17:52:56 EDT 2024
TO: ALL SUMTER COUNTY ARES MEMBERS and TVARC ASSOCIATES
RE: *Early Prescription Refills Permitted Under State of Emergency*
For our members and club friends who rely on prescriptions, please see the
attached.
*Mark Newby, KX4LEO*
Emergency Coordinator
Sumter County ARES
[image: Florida Department of Health]
Monday, October 7, 2024
Hurricane Milton:Early Prescription Refills Permitted Under State of
Emergency
On October 6, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 24-215
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amending Executive Order 24-214
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declaring a state of emergency in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard,
Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval,
Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, 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, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, and Volusia counties in
preparation for Hurricane Milton's projected landfall.
The Florida Department of Health is working with emergency managers
statewide to prepare for any impacts to communities and reminds Floridians
to have enough of their prescriptions on hand in the event pharmacies are
temporarily unavailable. Under a state of emergency, Floridians are
permitted to receive early prescription refills. An early refill may
include controlled substances as long as the medical drug is not listed in
Schedule II appearing in Chapter 893, Florida Statutes
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of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act.
Furthermore, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued the
following
reminder
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all
health insurers, managed care organizations, and health entities:
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Florida Law Reminder for Early Prescription Refills
This notice is a reminder that all health insurers, managed care
organizations, and other health entities must comply with provisions of section
252.358, Florida Statutes,
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which
allows for early prescription refills in the event the Governor issues an
executive order declaring a state of emergency. This mandate remains in
effect until the Governor’s executive order is rescinded or expires.
Executive Order 24-215
In accordance with section 252.358, Florida Statutes,
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emergency-preparedness prescription medication refills:
- All health insurers, managed care organizations, and other entities
that are licensed by the Office of Insurance Regulation and provide
prescription medication coverage as part of a policy or contract shall
waive time restrictions on prescription medication refills, which include
suspension of electronic “refill too soon” edits to pharmacies, to enable
insureds or subscribers to refill prescriptions in advance, if there are
authorized refills remaining, and shall authorize payment to pharmacies for
at least a 30-day supply of any prescription medication, regardless of the
date upon which the prescription had most recently been filled by a
pharmacist, when the following conditions occur:
- (1) The person seeking the prescription medication refill resides in a
county that:
- (a) Is under a hurricane warning issued by the National Weather
Service;
- (b) Is declared to be under a state of emergency in an executive
order issued by the Governor; or
- (c) Has activated its emergency operations center and its emergency
management plan.
- (2) The prescription medication refill is requested within 30 days
after the origination date of the conditions stated in this section or
until such conditions are terminated by the issuing authority or no longer
exist. The time period for the waiver of prescription medication refills
may be extended in 15- or 30-day increments by emergency orders issued by
the Office of Insurance Regulation.
This section does not excuse or exempt an insured or subscriber from
compliance with all other terms of the policy or contract providing
prescription medication coverage.
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