What is a social security card? What's the use?

Legal analysis: the full name of social security card is Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China. The Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China is an integrated circuit (ic) card, which is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued to the public by local human resources and social security departments, and used in various business fields of human resources and social security. Role: 1. Social security card is the first proof of your insurance. You can use the social security card to check your social security payment. Social security card is often a kind of identification, a bit like an ID card. 2. The social security card itself already contains the functions of the medical insurance card. With the social security card, you can go to the designated medical insurance pharmacy to buy medicine and go to the hospital to see a doctor.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of adjusting the social insurance relationship, safeguarding citizens' legitimate rights and interests in participating in social insurance and enjoying social insurance benefits, enabling citizens to enjoy the fruits of development and promoting social harmony and stability.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.