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Retired Veterans might use Tricare for Life Services. For those who do, it's time to download your health records from your patient portal. On April 1, 2025, the TRICARE Online Patient

Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record—MHS GENESIS—has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As part of the transition, the DOD is

decommissioning the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them from the TOL Patient Portal before April 1, 2025.

“All military hospitals and clinics have transitioned to MHS GENESIS. We encourage you to take these important steps to save your personal health records before the TOL Patient Portal

decommissions,” said Rear Adm. Tracy Farrill, Principal Deputy, Assistant Director for Health Care Administration, and Military Health System EHR Functional Champion at the Defense Health

Agency. “Your medical history is a valuable resource for managing your health, and saving your records now ensures you have access if you need it.” Here’s what you need to know before the

TOL Patient Portal decommissions. WHY IS THE TOL PATIENT PORTAL DECOMMISSIONING? The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As detailed in the TRICARE Choices in the

United States Handbook, MHS GENESIS allows you to access your EHR 24/7. You can also book and cancel appointments, request prescription refills and renewals, see clinical notes and certain

test results, and exchange secure messages with your military healthcare team. The change from TOL to MHS GENESIS eliminates the need to maintain two systems and streamlines EHR management.

  WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY RECORDS? * PROVIDER ACCESS: Your provider will continue to have access to your complete health records. * PERSONAL ACCESS: You can use the steps below to download

your legacy records for personal use before April 1. You can also request a physical copy from your military hospital or clinic’s records management office. To do this, you’ll need to

complete a request form in person, and then return at a later designated time to pick up the records. Beginning April 1, 2025, if you want your legacy health records, you’ll have to follow

this process.   IMPORTANT DETAILS * Your records won’t transfer to MHS GENESIS once TOL decommissions. * Your TOL health records only reflect periods of time when your military hospital or

clinic was using TOL. NOTE: If you moved from one duty station to another, and one military hospital or clinic used TOL and the other used MHS GENESIS, your records in MHS GENESIS may have

gaps. You’ll find these “gap” records in the TOL Patient Portal. Be sure to download them. * You can only download your records from the past 30 years, from the date you log in to TOL. *

Protect your health information. When you download or print your personal health information, it becomes your responsibility to keep it safe. Use secure options. Avoid saving personal data

on unsecure devices or platforms. It’s also important to know that if you’re planning to file a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs, this decommissioning won’t affect your ability

to do so. Providers will still have access to your complete health records. CAN I SEE MY CHILDREN’S HEALTH RECORDS? Yes. You can view all available health data for your children under the

age of 12. For children aged 12 to 17, you may view COVID-19, coronavirus, and flu test results, as well as allergies, vitals, and immunization data. Due to state privacy laws, there are

limits to what health data you can view online for your children aged 12 to 17. You can request printed results from your child’s clinic or provider. DON’T WAIT—TAKE ACTIONREMEMBER: The TOL

Patient Portal will only be available until April 1. Take the time now to download and store your health records to ensure you can easily access them if needed. To get started or learn more,

visit the TOL Patient Portal.