How to handle the resident social security card?

Procedures for handling residents' social security cards:

1. When participating in the insurance, the parties concerned should bring their ID card, household registration book, residence permit, education certificate, labor contract and other documents and materials;

2. After the relevant personnel of the employer, such as the human resources department, apply for insurance, I bring my ID card to the local social security department to get the social security card.

The medical insurance card is not a social security card, and the differences are as follows:

1, with different concepts. Social security card, namely social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by human resources and social security departments in various regions for human resources and social security. Medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which uses personal ID card as identification code to store personal ID card number, name, gender, payment and consumption of account funds and other detailed information.

2. Different functions. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important voucher for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits;

3. The issuing department is different. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department;

4. The safety performance is different. The social security card has strict key management system and approval, and the safety factor is high; However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low.

To sum up, the social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of their income as social insurance taxes and fees to form a social insurance fund.

"Legal basis":

Article 10 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.