What is the difference between social security card and social security card

One is that the medical insurance card has a narrow scope of application and is only used in the field of medical insurance, while the social security card has a wide field of application and can be used for human resources and social security, etc.

The second is that the medical insurance card can only be used in a fixed area, while the social security card implements the unified national standard, which is common to all over the country.

The third is that the medical insurance card has a low level of security and is easily duplicated, while the social security card has a higher level of security.

The abbreviation of social security card is social security card, so there is no difference between social security card and social security card. Among them, the difference between social security card and medical insurance card is more obvious. The social security card not only has the function of medical insurance, but also has other social security functions. The function of the medical insurance card is relatively single, in addition to medical insurance personal account settlement, drugstore to buy drugs and so on, does not have other social security functions.

According to the relevant laws of China, the difference between the social security card and the medical insurance card. Its social security card is issued by the human resources and social security departments for the community, for human resources and social security business areas of the integrated circuit card. The medical insurance card is a special card for medical insurance personal account, with personal ID card as the identification code, storing and recording personal ID card number, name, gender, as well as detailed information such as the allocation of the account money, consumption and so on. In reality, the social security card is the same as the medical insurance card, the social security card contains the medical insurance card.

There are places where the health insurance card and the social security card are not the same. Now many places health insurance card and social security card is a card, is the new kind of card, citizen card like the kind, there is a small chip in the head, this kind of card social security and health insurance is together

Legal basis:

"The Chinese People's Republic of China *** and the State Social Insurance Law"

Article 58

The employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply for social insurance registration with a social insurance agency for its employees. If it fails to apply for social insurance registration, 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.