Are social security cards all one kind of card?

All social security cards are not a kind of card.

1, the social security card, that is, the social security card of the People's Republic of China, is uniformly planned and issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for various social security businesses;

2. Social security cards include basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance and unemployment insurance. And the medical insurance card is only related to medical functions;

3. Social security cards do not distinguish between resident social security cards and employee social security cards. Everyone has only one card to record personal social security information;

4. Social security card is not a bank card, but it has the function of a first-class account and can handle financial business.

Differences in types of social security cards:

1, the types of social security cards are different according to factors such as distribution area, technical standards and application scope;

2. Social security cards in different regions may support different services and cover different medical institutions;

3. Some social security cards have financial functions and can be used as bank cards, while others do not;

4. The design and chip technology of social security card may also be different for card issuers;

With the development of science and technology, electronic social security cards are gradually emerging, providing more convenient online services.

To sum up, social security cards not only include social security services such as basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance, but also have financial functions, but their types are quite different, including differences in distribution areas, technical standards, application scope and design. With the development of science and technology, the rise of electronic social security cards provides people with more convenient online services.

Legal basis:

Measures for the administration of social security cards

Article 8

Labor and social security, personnel, civil affairs, health, education, transportation, public security, judicial administration, population and family planning, housing security, disabled protection, provident fund management and other related business departments shall apply social security cards when providing public services.