Social Security card

The social security card is a document that confirms its owner as a member of the statutory social security system.

  • 3.1 Structure of the SVA (for adults)

Federal Republic of Germany

General

Each insured employee has a social security card, which is issued by the competent institution ( § 18h SGB IV). In taking up a job this is presented at the request of the employer. Frequently, however, this indication of the pension insurance number is already sufficient. The design of the social security card sets the German Federal Pension Insurance in certain principles that are to be approved by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and published in the Federal Gazette ( for the period from 1 January 2011 see BAnz 2011, p 205-211 (SGB 4 § 18h Anl1 ) ). The principles provide that the data referred to in § 2 SGB 18h para 4 will be announced exclusively in the form of a cover letter, which shall be considered as social security card. It is a parked on the respective case letter is used, which is based on the exhibition ground of the social security card. Specifically, these are:

  • Assignment of a social security number (particularly in initial employment )
  • Name Change
  • Reissue ( social security card is destroyed, lost or become unusable )

Workers who were sent by their employers from abroad to Germany must apply for a public health insurance of their choice, the issue of a replacement certificate and they are carrying. If you lose your social security card that can be requested by the employer or the insurance company.

If lost, a new social security card must be applied for at the competent pension insurance. This is required even if the card destroyed or has become unusable. The damaged passport must be returned in reissue. Each employee may only have a social security card ( § 18h Abs.4 p.3 SGB IV).

Content of the document

The social security card contains the following data:

  • The pension insurance number of the owner
  • The family name and maiden name (and possibly academic titles )
  • First name

Other personal data must not contain the identity. In addition, the term " social security card ", the name of the issuing pension institution and a continuous form number is printed.

Obligation to refer the employee

The employee is obliged to inform the employer submit the social security card at the beginning of employment or the subsequent immediately upon receipt later. Furthermore, the intake point of the loss or the retrieval is reported immediately.

Obligations of the employer

The employer must provide leave of his employees to the social security card at the start of employment. A carrying requirement no longer exists since 1 January 2009. Instead, the employees of some industries are required to carry their identity card, passport, passport replacement or substitute identity ( § 2a paragraph 1 SchwarzArbG ).

Austria

The e-card is made in Austria by the social security available, and it includes the social security number. It is therefore the current social security card (as of the beginning of 2006 ).

And from behind ...

GDR

The social security card of the GDR ( German Democratic Republic ) was a book in which all insurable employment were registered. Furthermore, were inscribed in it any absence from work (so-called lost work days). The social security card was the most important " evidence " of the insured against the East German pension insurance.

In addition, he served as proof to have health insurance and was present at each visit. The ID ( short: SV- ID) has been issued in the initial take up employment or training.

For the period between birth and initial start work there was the " social security and certificate of vaccination for children and adolescents ". This was also bound in book form with solid cardboard cover (but in red instead of green) and had 48 pages. These were used only for documentation of vaccination, diseases and treatments. The forms on the sides were aligned according to the needs of children and adolescents.

Structure of SVA (for adults)

Page 1

Here is only " STATEMENT OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL INSURANCE "

Pages 2-3

  • General provisions and basic data of the cardholder

Inter alia:

- No. PA (identity card number) there is the PKZ ( personal identification number ) - name, first name - name change - signature of the holder - stamp, signature and date of issue point

Pages 4 to 5 ½

  • General education
  • Vocational training
  • College and technical school training / specialization

Pages 5 ½ to 7

  • Skills training with completion

Pages 8 to 13

  • Miscellaneous

- Statutory and occupational awards - other specialized knowledge - holiday and wage compensation claims, overtime

Pages 14 to 29

  • Labor law and social conditions

*) Entry shall be made upon termination of service      minimum at the end of each calendar year. find here      Also, if necessary, instructions for the payment of contributions to      Voluntary supplementary pension insurance ( FZR ), mining      Insurance or belonging to special systems Pages 30 to 45

  • Treatments (outpatient / inpatient)

The following information had to be made:

- Certificate of entitlement ( this number was the doctor a ) - the beginning and end of treatment - diagnosis (key) - inability to work (start and end) - stamp, signature of the treated area

Pages 46 to 48

  • Subject to authorization Aids and appliances

Page 49

  • Eligible family members

First and Last Name

Birthday and place of

Page 50

  • Place for supplements

Pages 51 to 53

  • X-ray close-ups (G) and screens (S ) of the chest

- Date ( of examination) - G - S - Stamp of the institution and signature

Page 54

  • Tuberculosis vaccinations

Pages 55-56

- Blood group determinations with date, blood type and system - Serum gifts with date, Serumart and quantity

Pages 57 to 60

  • Screening

- Date - examination (code ) - Stamp of the institution and signature

Pages 61 to 62

  • Fitness examinations for drivers and certain professions

- Date - exam - examination result - Stamp of the institution and signature

Pages 63-64

  • Other Information
740503
de