Medi-Cal: cards.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions. Under existing law, the department is required to issue each person who is eligible for Medi-Cal, as specified, with a card certifying his or her status, identification number, expiration date, and his or her entitlements, insofar as these do not require specific prior authorization.