The Department of Corrections (DOC) announced Monday it will offer prescription drug discount cards to newly released inmates and those on probation through a partnership with a company that specializes in helping former offenders get medicine.
The cards, which will be provided by Recovery Health Network, will offer up to 75 percent discounts on prescription medications, certain tests and some imaging services.
They will be provided for free, and DOC said in its announcement Monday that they are recognizes by more than 54,000 pharmacies nationwide.
The card has no expiration date or limits on numbers of prescriptions and DOC says it will work for “all physician-prescribed” medications.
“One of our reentry goals is to match inmates and offenders with needed resources,” said Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Edwin Buss. “Putting these prescription cards in the hands of offenders on community supervision and inmates right when they are released will help with the costs of the medications they need.”
