Are the medical card and social security card the same card?

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

Social security cards include medical insurance and other functions, and medical insurance cards only have medical insurance functions. The specific differences are as follows:

1, with different concepts, social security card, referred to as social security card, is an integrated circuit card, medical insurance card or medical insurance card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security. It is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which uses personal ID card as identification code to store and record detailed information such as personal ID card number, name, gender, payment and consumption of account funds.

2, different functions, social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important document for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits;

3. The card is issued in different places. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department.

4. The safety performance is different. The social security card adopts a national unified three-layer key management system. Its security and reliability have passed the national acceptance, which can really make the social security card a "security card" and a "trust card" for the insured, and also lay a good foundation for the future implementation of cross-provincial and national universality. However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low;

5. Social security cards are more widely used. Social security cards will be widely used in human resources and social security businesses, and can be used as financial debit cards. The medical insurance card is only used as a medical insurance settlement voucher;

6. The performance of social security card is more stable. Because the social security card uses integrated circuit chips, it is more stable, not easy to be damaged and safer than the medical insurance card using magnetic stripe media.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law Article 7 The administrative department of social insurance in the State Council is responsible for the management of social insurance throughout the country, and other relevant departments in the State Council are responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties. The social insurance administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the social insurance management within its administrative area, and other relevant departments of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties.