FL S0800

Health insurers and health maintenance organizations must offer medication synchronization at least once per plan year to allow insureds and subscribers to align refill dates for prescription drugs covered by their policies or contracts.

Medication synchronization services must be available only through network pharmacies, and insurers/HMOs must implement a process for dispensing partial refills to align refill dates.

Controlled substances, drugs in unbreakable packages, and multidose units cannot be partially filled for synchronization purposes.

Insurers and HMOs must pay full dispensing fees for partial refills used to align dates and must prorate cost-sharing obligations unless otherwise agreed to by the plan and pharmacy.

Requirements apply to policies and contracts renewed or entered into on or after January 1, 2018; alternate processes using early refills, refill overrides, and website access to process terms are deemed compliant.