Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1209: Pharmacy Audits
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revises audit procedures, documentation requirements, recoupment limits, & reporting & appeal requirements; provides procedures for conducting audits of fraud, waste, or abuse; provides for enforcement; authorizes OIR to impose fines & other administrative penalties; authorizes suspension or revocation of pharmacy benefit manager's registration; requires FSC to adopt rules.
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, recoupment limits, and reporting and appeal requirements; providing procedures for conducting audits of fraud, waste, or abuse; revising applicability; providing for enforcement; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to impose fines and other administrative penalties…
From the introduced text, January 8, 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, recoupment limits, and reporting and appeal requirements; providing procedures for conducting audits of fraud, waste, or abuse; revising applicability; providing for enforcement; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to impose fines and other administrative penalties; authorizing the suspension or revocation of a pharmacy benefit manager's 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. Section 624.491, Florida Statutes, is amended to enforcement; penalties; rulemaking.-- (1) A pharmacy benefits plan or program as defined in s. 626.8825 providing pharmacy benefits must comply with the words underlined are additions. hb1209-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1209 2026 requirements of this section when the pharmacy benefits plan or program or any person or entity acting on behalf of the pharmacy benefits plan or program, including, but not limited to, a pharmacy benefit manager as defined in s. 626.88, audits the records of a pharmacy licensed under chapter 465. The person or entity conducting such audit must: (a) Apply uniform audit standards, scope, frequency, and penalty practices to all …
Sponsors
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1209?
- H1209 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pharmacy Audits.
- What does H1209 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, recoupment limits, and reporting and appeal requirements; providing procedures for conducting audits of fraud, waste, or abuse; revising applicability; providing for enforcement; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to impose fines and other administrative penalties…
- What is the status of H1209?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1209?
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077).
- Where is the official record for H1209?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1209
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