What is the difference between the third and second generation of social security cards?

The difference between the third and second generation of the social security card is as follows:

The second generation of the social security card is not only a bank card, but also a social security card that records the individual's social security information and can be used in the social security system. The second generation of social security card, but also realized the urban workers basic medical insurance and urban and rural residents medical insurance card unification, conversion of medical insurance without the need to change the card.

The third-generation social security card, to solve the main problem of non-contact card reading, as long as the card reader gently placed on it.

Relatively speaking, the appearance and shape of the third-generation social security card and the second-generation social security card has not changed, the main thing is to add this contactless function. The second- and third-generation social security cards have six basic functions, medical settlement function, electronic voucher function, information record function, self-service inquiry function, entitlement function and financial payment function.

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the State?

The employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance administration organization shall approve the social insurance premiums it shall pay. Individual entrepreneurs without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply for social insurance registration with the social insurance administration organization. The State establishes a nationally unified individual social security number. Individual social security numbers are citizens' identity numbers.