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FL H5015
Bill
Status
Vetoed
6/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
House Budget Committee
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AI Summary
- Department of Management Services must submit formulary management recommendations for the state employees' prescription drug program to the Governor and Legislative Budget Commission by September 1, 2025, for the 2026 plan year, including lists of excluded and included drugs, prior authorization requirements, and step therapy protocols
- Legislative Budget Commission may consider the department's recommendations in total or in part, and beginning in the 2026 plan year, the department may only implement recommendations approved by the commission
- Removes the existing requirement that drugs excluded from the formulary must be available for inclusion when a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant states on the prescription that the excluded drug is medically necessary (contingent on commission approval of exclusion list recommendations, effective January 1, 2026)
- Annual reporting deadline for submitting excluded drug lists to the Governor and Legislature shifts from October 1 to September 1, and all exclusion lists must now be approved by the Legislative Budget Commission
- Prescription drugs and supplies first available in the marketplace after January 1, 2026, may not be covered until specifically included in the list of covered drugs; the act takes effect July 1, 2025, with certain provisions contingent on commission action
Legislative Description
State Group Insurance
Last Action
Vetoed by Governor, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198)
6/30/2025
Full Bill Text
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