FL S2506

Revises the definition of "full-time state employees" to simplify eligibility for employees paid from OPS (Other-Personal-Services) funds by removing the distinction between employees hired before and after April 1, 2013, and establishing a single 30+ hours per week measurement standard.

Removes the requirement that health plans be offered in four specific benefit levels (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) with defined actuarial values, eliminating restrictions on plan structure.

Establishes nine geographic regions throughout Florida for HMO contracting purposes effective January 1, 2023, while requiring at least one HMO plan be available to all state employees statewide and preserving the department's authority to contract for statewide HMO services.

Removes the $20,000 annual maximum coverage limit for medically necessary prescription and nonprescription enteral formulas and amino-acid-based elemental formulas for home use.

Requires the Department of Management Services to ensure the prescription drug program receives all discounts, rebates, and associated fees from pharmaceutical suppliers and to conduct annual audits of these amounts.