Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1256: Pharmacy Audits
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revising requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revising audit procedures, documentation requirements, reporting and appeal requirements, and recoupment limits and procedures; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to investigate complaints of violations, issue cease and desist orders, impose fines and other administrative penalties, order restitution for improper recoupments, prohibit any person or entity from conducting audits for a specified timeframe upon certain findings, and suspend or revoke a pharmacy benefit manager's registration under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to pharmacy audits; amending s. 624.491, F.S.; revising requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revising audit procedures, documentation requirements, reporting and appeal requirements, and recoupment limits and procedures; prohibiting the person or entity conducting such audit from taking certain actions; requiring that an audit designated as a fraud, waste, or abuse audit be based on specified evidence or credible allegations or claims…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to pharmacy audits; amending s. 624.491, F.S.; revising requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revising audit procedures, documentation requirements, reporting and appeal requirements, and recoupment limits and procedures; prohibiting the person or entity conducting such audit from taking certain actions; requiring that an audit designated as a fraud, waste, or abuse audit be based on specified evidence or credible allegations or claims; providing requirements for the person or entity conducting such fraud, waste, or abuse audit; prohibiting a person or entity auditing the records of a licensed pharmacy from using a fraud, waste, or abuse audit designation to circumvent certain provisions; providing an exception; revising applicability; providing for enforcement; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to investigate complaints of violations, issue cease and desist orders, impose fines and other administrative penalties, order restitution for improper recoupments, prohibit any person or entity from conducting audits for a specified timeframe upon certain findings, and suspend or revoke a pharmacy benefit managerâs registration under certain circumstances; requiring the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 624.491, Florida Statutes, is amended to enforcement; penalties; rulemaking.â (1)âA pharmacy benefits plan …
Sponsors
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- : Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- : Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
- : Filed
Votes
- Senate: S 1256 Filed (February 11, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Common questions
- What is S1256?
- S1256 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pharmacy Audits.
- What does S1256 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to pharmacy audits; amending s. 624.491, F.S.; revising requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revising audit procedures, documentation requirements, reporting and appeal requirements, and recoupment limits and procedures; prohibiting the person or entity conducting such audit from taking certain actions; requiring that an audit designated as a fraud, waste, or abuse audit be based on specified evidence or credible allegations or claims…
- What is the status of S1256?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1256?
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for S1256?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1256
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