SECTION 11.1601. Enrollee Identification Cards

(a) If an HMO issues identification (ID) cards to enrollees, the HMO must 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 that require presentation of the card.

(b) All ID cards an HMO issues must comply with the requirements of Insurance Code §843.209 (concerning Identification Card) and §1693.002 (concerning Identification Card and Required Information) and §21.2820 of this title (relating to Identification Cards).

(c) If an evidence of coverage provides benefits for prescription drugs, an HMO must issue an ID card in compliance with Insurance Code §1369.153 (concerning Information Required on Identification Card) and §4151.152 (concerning Identification Cards) and §§21.3002 - 21.3004 of this title (relating to Definitions; Pharmacy Identification Cards, Standard Identification Cards, and Issuance of Standard Identification Cards).

(d) All ID cards issued by an HMO must comply with the requirements of Business and Commerce Code §501.001 (concerning Certain Uses of Social Security Number Prohibited) and §501.002 (concerning Certain Uses of Social Security Number Prohibited; Remedies), which restrict the display of social security numbers on ID cards.

(e) An ID card or other similar document issued by a qualified health plan issuer to an enrollee of a qualified health plan purchased through an exchange must display on the card or document in a location of the issuer's choice the acronym "QHP."

Source Note: The provisions of this §11.1601 adopted to be effective August 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 2169