Do you have to change your Medicare card when you get a new social security card?

The second-generation social security card is not mandatory to change.

The second-generation social security card does not have a deadline for use, it is not mandatory to change the third generation. People who have already applied for the second generation of social security card, is not necessary to apply for the third generation of social security card, in the second generation of social security card expiration date or lost replacement for the third generation of social security card. The third-generation social security card is compatible with all the functions of the second-generation social security card and is an upgraded version of the technology and security of the second-generation card.

The third-generation social security card has added new functions such as non-connecting function, asymmetric security authentication system, biometric identification, personal CA certificate, etc. It has become the e-government card with the most optimal security and the widest range of applications in the country, and it can be used in the fields of social security, health insurance, medical care, purchase of medicines, unified payment of wages, issuance of various kinds of allowances and subsidies, intelligent transportation, and other public ****services and the field of intelligent city construction. Universal application.

The third-generation social security card is not mandatory, the public voluntarily choose to replace the third-generation social security card or continue to hold the second-generation social security card. People who have not yet been issued with a third-generation social security card or who have not activated their third-generation social security card after being issued with a third-generation social security card, the original second-generation social security card can still be used, and the original social security and financial functions will not be changed.

If the second-generation social security card is issued at the original cooperative bank, the financial account of the original second-generation card will be canceled by the bank and the financial account of the third-generation social security card will be activated. Users who change banks for the third generation social security card can go directly to the cooperative bank with their ID documents.

When the financial and social security functions of the third-generation social security card are activated, the social security account of the original second-generation card is automatically canceled. The balance of the health insurance account will be automatically transferred to the third generation social security card, and the financial account will be retained, so the public can decide to continue to retain it or go to the original cooperative bank to cancel it.

Legal basis

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 4: Employers and individuals in the territory of the People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with the law, pay social insurance premiums, and shall have the right to inquire into the records of payment of premiums, records of the rights and interests of individuals, and to request that the social insurance agencies to provide social insurance counseling and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits in accordance with the law, and have the right to supervise the payment of contributions by their own units. Article 8 Social insurance agencies provide social insurance services and are responsible for the registration of social insurance, the recording of individual rights and interests, and the payment of social insurance benefits.

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