What is the social security card like?

The social security card looks like this: the front of the social security card includes the following elements: national emblem, card name (social security card of the People's Republic of China) and hidden magnetic stripe. The back of the social security card mainly includes the following elements: card issuer (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and cooperative commercial bank) logo, UnionPay logo, cardholder's photo, cardholder's personal information, contact IC chip, card insertion direction arrow logo, human resources and social security agency seal, bank card number, ATM logo and arrow, service phone number, business card manufacturer code and other elements.

Definition of Social Security Card: Social Security Card, referred to as "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China", refers to an integrated circuit (ic) card issued by commercial banks in cooperation with human resources and social security departments at the provincial, prefectural and municipal levels under the unified planning of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. It has social security application functions such as identification, information recording, self-service inquiry, medical settlement, payment and treatment collection, and financial application functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption, and is a cardholder.

The role of social security card: First, identification. As the cardholder's employment registration, unemployment registration, insurance registration, industrial injury identification, vocational training, skill appraisal and other human resources and social security services, the social security card enjoys the main electronic identity certificate of various employment support policies and employment services, social security services and talent services. On this basis, in some areas, social security cards are further extended to the identity certificates of relevant government departments as the identity certificates for entering parks and museums.

The second is information recording. Record personal basic information, human resources and social security key business information in the social security card or related background system, and form an electronic copy of the certificate.

The third is self-inquiry. The social security card is connected to the background system in the self-service integrated machine or other service channels, which is convenient for cardholders to inquire about personal human resources and social security rights and interests information and handle related businesses.

The fourth is the medical settlement function. Real-time settlement of local and cross-regional medical insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance can be realized through social security cards, and information services such as registration, diagnosis and treatment, pregnancy registration, hospitalization registration and drug purchase can be supported to realize one-card medical treatment. Combining medical service and medical settlement process organically through social security card can facilitate people to seek medical treatment to the greatest extent.

The fifth is to pay fees and receive treatment. Through the bank account of social security card, various payments and benefits can be realized. Including individual social insurance payment, personnel talent examination payment, social insurance periodic treatment and one-time treatment collection, reimbursement fee collection, employment support policy subsidy fund collection, key industries (enterprises) migrant workers wages collection. On this basis, in some areas, social security cards are further extended to other welfare distribution fields, and other benefits such as agricultural financial subsidies, disabled subsidies and provident funds are credited to social security card bank accounts, thus realizing convenient services to the masses.

The sixth is the financial payment function. You can handle deposit and withdrawal, transfer, collection and payment through the bank account of social security card. At present, the financial application of social security card is RMB debit application, and its application scope in China is limited.

Legal basis:

Notice on Issuing the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Social Security Cards

Chapter III Production Management

Article 9 The social security card adopts the unified card face style of the whole country, with the words "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China" printed on the front and the cardholder's name, social security number, cardholder's photo, card issuing unit and other information printed on the back.