Is the newborn medical insurance card the same as the social security card?

For newborns, it is best to apply for a social security card within 3 months. If it is handled within 3 months, you will enjoy medical insurance benefits from your birthday. For more than 3 months, you can only enjoy medical insurance benefits in the next month. If it is not handled in time, you can use the medical insurance card with your mother. Household registration book (copy of the first page and this page of children's household registration), parents' ID card (double-sided copy) and one-inch photo of newborn with blue background or red background (required in some places), which is subject to local policies.

Legal objectivity:

"People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law" Article 26 The treatment standards of basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations. Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The employer shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for 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.