# 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.3004: 28 TAC § 21.3004. Issuance of Standard Identification Cards, DIVISION 2. IDENTIFICATION CARDS

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## Section

- **Citation:** 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.3004
- **Heading:** 28 TAC § 21.3004. Issuance of Standard Identification Cards, DIVISION 2. IDENTIFICATION CARDS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 28 INSURANCE / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE / Chapter 21 TRADE PRACTICES / 28 TAC § 21.3004

## Text

(a) An issuer of a health benefit plan, or an administrator
 or pharmacy benefit manager, is not required to issue a standard identification
 card in addition to an enrollee identification card if:
(1) the enrollee identification card contains the information
 required by §21.3003(b) and (c) of this title (relating to Standard
 Identification Cards); and
(2) the enrollee identification card is issued in accordance
 with §21.3003(a) of this title and subsections (c) and (d) of
 this section.
(b) Under subsection (a) of this section, if a standard
 identification card is required to be issued, and an administrator
 or pharmacy benefit manager administers a health benefit plan of an
 issuer, the administrator or pharmacy benefit manager and the issuer
 must enter into an agreement as to which entity will issue the standard
 identification card in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) If an administrator or pharmacy benefit manager
 for a health benefit plan is designated or required to issue a standard
 identification card, the administrator or pharmacy benefit manager
 must issue the standard identification card in accordance with this
 subchapter not later than the 30th calendar day after the date the
 administrator or pharmacy benefit manager receives notice from the
 issuer or the health benefit plan that the enrollee is eligible for
 the pharmacy benefits.
(d) If the issuer of a health benefit plan is required
 to issue a standard identification card, the issuer of the health
 benefit plan must issue the standard identification card in accordance
 with this subchapter not later than the 30th calendar day after the
 enrollee is eligible for pharmacy benefits.

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