Is social security card a kind of card?

Whether the social security card is a first-class card or a second-class card depends on personal circumstances. If the cardholder's social security card is opened for the first time at the accepting bank, the social security card is a kind of card; If you open an account for the second time or more, it does not belong to the card type.

The social security card of the People's Republic of China refers to an integrated circuit (ic) card which is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued by local human resources and social security departments and used in various business fields of human resources and social security.

Social security cards have the following four functions:

1, information storage: record personal basic information (name and ID number, etc.). ), social insurance personnel human resources and social security related business information;

2. It is electronic certificate: the cardholder has participated in social insurance, and can handle human resources and social security related businesses with the social security card;

3. Information inquiry: the cardholder uses the social security card to inquire personal rights and interests through the special terminal equipment for human resources and social security, and updates the data in the social security card;

4. It is a financial function: it has the function of using ordinary financial debit cards, and technically supports the payment of various social security benefits and personal insurance contributions through social security card financial accounts.

At present, the social security card is mainly used for medical insurance business, as a certificate for individuals to enjoy various medical insurance benefits, and various medical insurance benefits have been paid through the financial account of the social security card.

Social security card is an important social security card with diverse functions and wide applications. First of all, you can use social security card for identity verification to ensure the accuracy and security of personal information. Secondly, the social security card can be used as a medical insurance card, which is convenient for participating in medical insurance and enjoying medical services. In addition, the social security card can also be used to participate in and handle various social insurances, such as endowment insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, etc. The social security card can also be used as an important voucher for employment and social welfare policies, and can be used to handle employment, retirement, unemployment and other related procedures. In a word, social security cards have various functions and are widely used, providing convenience and protection for individuals and society.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law;

Chapter II Basic Endowment Insurance

Tenth employees should participate in the basic old-age insurance, and employers and employees should pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium. The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.