Do I need to change my medical insurance card to the third generation?

There is no need to change the medical insurance card to the third generation.

1. The financial function of the medical insurance card is valid for 10 year. After the expiration, other functions are not affected and can continue to be used.

2. If the social security card has no financial function or is not used, the social security function and medical purchase function can continue to be used after the expiration of the validity period without replacement.

3. Pensions and other benefits and subsidies will be paid through social security cards. Benefits and subsidies will be transferred to the original account before the financial function is enabled.

4. The third generation social security card has added service functions, but there is no mandatory replacement requirement for the use of basic medical insurance.

The development of medical insurance card;

1, the first generation medical insurance card: mainly using magnetic stripe technology, limited information storage and low security;

2. Second generation medical insurance card: introducing chip technology to store more information and improve security;

3. Third-generation medical insurance card: further improve information security performance and support more medical service functions;

4. Electronic medical insurance card: With the development of mobile payment and Internet technology, electronic medical insurance card is gradually emerging, which is easy to carry and use.

To sum up, the medical insurance card can still use its social security, medical treatment and drug purchase functions after the financial function expires 10 years, and the pension and other benefits will continue to be paid through the social security card or the original account. Although the third generation social security card has increased the service function, there is no requirement for compulsory replacement of basic medical insurance.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 25

The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents. The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies. People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.