How long will the change of social security designated hospitals take effect?

The change of social security designated hospitals generally takes effect 24 hours after the change.

The social security card, called "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China", is an integrated circuit card (ic card) which is uniformly planned by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and issued to the society by local labor and social security departments.

Social security cards are called social security (individual) cards for urban employees, unemployed people and retirees, and social security (employer) cards for employers. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that it will take about five years to make social security cards generally have financial functions.

Social Security Card Because the "personal account" on the social security card is for the cardholder to settle in the hospital, which is similar to the "electronic wallet" of the bank card, some regions or manufacturers adopt the standard of the bank card to design social security cards. The bank card standard is a specification for the application of bank cards, and its file storage format, instruction operation, security management and other aspects are all designed for various financial-related transactions.

According to the types of cardholders, social security cards can be divided into two categories, namely, social security (personal) cards issued to urban employees, unemployed people and retirees and social security (employer) cards issued to employers.