Is the new rural cooperative medical system and social security card the same card?

The new rural cooperative medical system and social security card are not one card, and the differences are as follows:

1, different application scope: the medical insurance card has a narrow application scope and is only used in the field of medical security, while the social security card has a wide application scope and can be used in the fields of human resources and social security;

2, the scope of use is different: medical insurance cards can only be used in fixed areas, while social security cards implement national unified standards and are common throughout the country;

3. Different security levels: the medical insurance card has a low security level and is easy to be copied, while the social security card has a high security level;

4. Different concepts: social security card, referred to as social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security;

5. 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;

6. The place where the card is issued is different. 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.

Legal basis: Article 60 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The employing unit shall declare itself and pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, and shall not postpone or reduce the payment except for legal reasons such as force majeure. The social insurance premiums that employees should pay shall be withheld and remitted by the employer, and the employer shall inform me of the details of paying social insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in social insurance in the employing units and other flexible employees can pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection agencies.

Article 64

Social insurance funds include basic endowment insurance fund, basic medical insurance fund, industrial injury insurance fund, unemployment insurance fund and maternity insurance fund. In addition to the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund combined accounting, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to social insurance types. Social insurance funds implement a unified accounting system throughout the country.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it.

The basic old-age insurance fund will gradually implement national overall planning, and other social insurance funds will gradually implement provincial overall planning. The specific time and steps shall be stipulated by the State Council.