How many generations of social security cards are there? What are the functions of the third-generation social security card?

The third generation social security card is different from the second generation in the following aspects:

The second generation social security card is not only a bank card, but also a social security card that records personal social security information and can be applied to the social security system. The second-generation social security card has also realized the unification of basic medical insurance for urban workers and medical insurance cards for urban and rural residents, and there is no need to change cards for medical insurance.

The third generation social security card, the most important problem to be solved is non-contact card reading, as long as it is gently placed in the card reader.

Relatively speaking, the appearance and shape of the third-generation social security card have not changed from that of the second-generation social security card, and the most important thing is to add this non-contact function. The second and third generation social security cards have six basic functions, namely, medical settlement function, electronic certificate function, information recording function, self-service inquiry function, treatment receiving function and financial payment function.

Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law?

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.