Citizen card and social security card are the same card

Citizen card and social security card are not the same card.

I. Citizen card is a card, something that can prove self-identity. Citizens can use the card to visit hospitals and pharmacies to buy medicine, and pay for personal out-of-pocket expenses with the electronic payment function. It can also be used as an electronic wallet, in terms of public transportation and car rental.

The social security card is a voucher for participation in insurance, and mainly serves as a query for the participation and payment of various types of insurance. After participating in the basic medical insurance, the social security card can be used in the designated hospitals, designated pharmacies to use the medical insurance personal account, you can go to the social security bureau or online query, including participation in the types of insurance, the general unit should be for the employees to participate in the basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance.

Two, the difference between social security card and citizen card

1, the card issuer is different

Citizen card is generally issued by the local government for local residents of the card, mainly for the public can be more convenient to deal with personal social affairs, to enjoy the local social **** services. The social security card is a card issued by the social security department to social security participants, mainly for human resources and social security in various business areas.

2, the scope of use is different

Citizen card can be used in a very wide range, such as taking the public car, subway, the use of public **** reading room and so on. The main role of the social security card is to allow the cardholder to the pharmacy to buy drugs, to the hospital for reimbursement and so on.

3, the meaning of different

Citizen card is mainly to prove the identity of the cardholder citizens, while the social security card is mainly to prove that the cardholder participated in social insurance. Therefore, the conditions that people need to fulfill when receiving the citizen card and the social security card are different.

Three types of social security cards

Those issued to urban workers, the unemployed and the retired are called social security (personal) cards, and those issued to employers are called social security (employer) cards.

Four, the main role of the social security card

1, personal social security-related information records, electronic vouchers and information query

2, the record of the insured person's name, identity card number, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, domicile location, and other basic information;

3, query the old age, unemployment, medical care, work-related injuries, and maternity insurance payment status;

4, the social security card is the first time that the social security card has been issued.

4, you can use the card to go to the hospital, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicines at the pharmacy;

5, handle social security affairs such as medical care, unemployment, old age, work-related injuries, and maternity;

6, query the total accumulated amount of old age insurance and medical insurance;

7, handle social security affairs such as receiving old age pensions, registering for job-seeking, unemployment registration, applying for unemployment insurance benefits, and applying for vocational training. unemployment insurance benefits, and apply for vocational training.

V. Functions of Social Security Card

Social security card face and card are recorded on the card holder's name, gender, civil status number and other basic information, the card identifies the card holder's personal status (employment, unemployment, retirement, etc.), and can be recorded on the card holder's social insurance contributions, pension insurance personal account information, medical insurance personal account information, vocational qualifications and skills, employment experience, work injuries and occupational diseases and injuries. experience, and the degree of disability from work-related injuries and occupational diseases. The social security card is an electronic voucher for workers in the field of labor security. The cardholder can use the card to seek medical treatment and settle the medical insurance personal account; use the card to handle pension insurance affairs; use the card to go to the relevant departments to apply for job-seeking registration and unemployment registration procedures, apply for unemployment insurance benefits, and apply for employment training; use the card to apply for labor capacity appraisal and apply for enjoyment of work-related injuries and other insurance benefits. In addition, the social security card is also held in the hands of workers to open the door to contact with the system, with this key, the cardholder can query the information on the Internet, and in the future, you can also handle the labor and social security affairs online.

The difference between the citizen card and the social security card varies from city to city. However, with the development of citizen cards and social security cards, the roles of the two cards are becoming more and more convergent, enabling everyone to enjoy convenient services with one card. Now, there are already some cities where the citizen card has the function of a social security card.

Legal basis:

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

Article 2 The State establishes a social insurance system for basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance, and guarantees the right of citizens to receive material assistance from the State and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 74 The data necessary for the work of social insurance shall be obtained by the social insurance agencies through their business operations, statistics and surveys, and shall be provided by the units and individuals concerned in a timely and truthful manner.

Social insurance agencies shall establish files for employers in a timely manner, keep complete and accurate records of social insurance data such as the number of persons participating in social insurance and the amount of contributions paid, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration, as well as the accounting vouchers for payment and settlement.

Social insurance agencies shall record in a timely, complete and accurate manner the contributions made by individuals participating in social insurance and by employers on their behalf, as well as records of their individual rights and interests, such as the enjoyment of social insurance benefits, and shall regularly send the record sheets of individual rights and interests to the individuals free of charge.

Employing units and individuals may inquire and check their records of contributions and social insurance entitlements with the social insurance administration organizations free of charge, and request the social insurance administration organizations to provide social insurance consulting and other related services.

Article 75 The national social insurance information system shall be constructed in accordance with the unified planning of the State and by the people's governments at or above the county level in accordance with the principle of hierarchical responsibility*** with the construction.