Social security card medical insurance card is the same one?

A, social security card medical insurance card is the same

1, social security card and medical insurance card is not a card, social security card since the issuance of the social security card, all participants have two cards, namely: a social security card; a medical insurance card. However, the social security card now replaces the medical insurance card, which in addition to the functions of the medical insurance card, will continue to add other applications.

2.Legal basis:

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

An employer shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees within thirty days from the date of employment.

If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance administration organization shall approve the social insurance premiums it should pay.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply for social insurance registration with the social insurance administrative organization.

The State establishes a nationally unified social security number for individuals.

Individual social security numbers are citizens' identity numbers.

The difference between social security card and medical insurance card

1, different functions. The social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, or for the social security business of the important credentials, such as unemployment benefits and so on. But the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function, can only be used to enjoy the medical insurance treatment;

2, the card issuing department is different. Medical insurance card by the local designated agent bank contractors, while the social security card issued by the local human resources and social security departments for the community;

3, security performance is different. Social security card has a more stringent key management system and approval, the security factor is higher. The medical insurance card is not such a management system, the security factor is lower.