Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC)

The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing a Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) for veterans to use at VA medical facilities. The VIC will be issued only to veterans who are eligible for VA medical benefits and only for the purpose of identification and check-in for VA medical appointments. The new card protects personal privacy by not showing Social Security Numbers or dates of birth on the front of the cards

Data and Resources

Field Value
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issued 2018-02-23
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2022-03-22
programCode {029:000}
publisher Department of Veterans Affairs
resource-type Dataset
rights Protected by Privacy Act and/or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • access
  • identity
  • security
isopen True
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maintainer Jeff Podolec
maintainer_email jeff.podolec@va.gov
metadata_created 2025-09-23T15:42:09.753281
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T15:42:09.753287
notes <p>The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing a Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) for veterans to use at VA medical facilities. The VIC will be issued only to veterans who are eligible for VA medical benefits and only for the purpose of identification and check-in for VA medical appointments. The new card protects personal privacy by not showing Social Security Numbers or dates of birth on the front of the cards</p>
num_resources 1
num_tags 11
title Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC)