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Hurricane Season Begins June 1
Florida Blue·FL·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jun 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 16, 2026
Summary
Florida Blue and Truli for Health issued emergency billing guidelines for hurricane season (June 1 - November 30). During natural disasters, providers should accept member ID cards when electronic verification fails, hold claims for 14 days if unable to submit electronically, and contact specific phone numbers for pharmacy authorizations.
Action Required
Before June 1, 2026: Billing team must save emergency contact numbers (Florida Blue: 1-800-727-2227, Truli: 1-833-238-8144, Prime Therapeutics: 1-888-877-6323/1-888-877-6420). Update disaster protocols to accept member ID cards when electronic verification fails, hold electronic claims for 14 days during outages, and purge electronic claims before submitting paper versions to avoid duplicates.