1. (a) If an HMO issues identification (ID) cards to enrollees, the HMO shall issue the ID cards within 30 calendar days of receiving notice of the enrollee's selection of a primary care physician. The enrollee ID card will include, at a minimum, all necessary information to allow an enrollee to access all services under the certificate or evidence of coverage which require presentation of the card.
2. (b) All ID cards an HMO issues shall comply with the requirements of §21.2820 of this title (relating to Identification Cards).
3. (c) If an evidence of coverage provides benefits for prescription drugs, an HMO shall issue an ID card in compliance with §§21.3002 - 21.3004 of this title (relating to Definitions; Pharmacy Identification Cards, and Issuance of Standard Identification Cards).
4. (d) All ID cards issued by an HMO shall comply with the requirements of Business and Commerce Code Section 35.58, which restricts the display of social security numbers on ID cards.

Source Note:The provisions of this §11.1601 adopted to be effective November 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 11347; amended to be effective February 24, 2005, 30 TexReg 854.