BEFORE YOU GO
- Notify your Soleo Care Team of travel plans for planning assistance and successful travel with medications
- Let your prescriber know your travel destination and duration
- Obtain an updated travel letter and prescription from your prescriber stating you are traveling with medications, needles and syringes
- Check with your health insurance plan for coverage before traveling out of state or out of the country, as you may need a supplemental policy
- Plan ahead to ensure you have medication and supplies available at your destination, if needed
- Use the travel letter to introduce yourself to a medical facility during travel (emergency department, hospital)
WHAT TO BRING
While traveling, always carry the following:
- Medications and supplies
- Travel letter; many times you will need a letter of medical necessity to show to the TSA.
- TSA Assistance: TSA Cares is a helpline that provides travelers with disabilities, medical conditions and other special circumstances additional assistance during the security screening process. Call 72 hours prior at (855) 787-2227 on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET and weekends/holidays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
- Valid insurance card
- Prescription labeled for identification
- Sharps container for disposal of used supplies
- Medication log
- Cooler and ice packs for product temperature control, if appropriate
- Always wear your personalized medical ID tag
With Soleo Health, you will benefit from:
- A national network of Soleo pharmacies and nursing coverage that provides you access to Soleo care and services in any state
- Assistance in preparing for airport security
- Coordinating your provider’s approval, supplies and medication delivery
- Ongoing monitoring to help minimize complications and prevent avoidable emergency department visits or hospitalizations while traveling
- Delivery of supplies and medication directly to your U.S. travel location
- Assistance with securing medical records necessary for travel
- 24/7 Soleo Health pharmacist and nurse on-call availability