New Medi-Cal Beneficiary Identification Cards

Date: 08/04/16

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issues a plastic Benefits Identification Card (BIC) to each Medi-Cal recipient for identification purposes. Effective September 12, 2016 a new BIC card design will be implemented. The new card design, featuring the California poppy, will be provided to newly eligible recipients and recipients requesting replacement cards. There are no plans to provide the new card to the entire Medi-Cal population therefore existing cards will not be replaced all at once, but over time. DHCS has issued a Provider Bulletin and Newsflash informing providers of this change. See examples of both BIC cards to be accepted below.  

Old Design

New Design