How to activate the new social security card and what is the process?

1. The insured person needs to bring his social security card and the original identity certificate to the corresponding bank outlet to activate the social security card, and the medical insurance account will return to normal after activation.

2. Use the social security card to directly enable the social security function in the designated medical insurance hospital. When the insured person uses the social security card for the first time in a designated medical institution, he can directly activate the social security function by simply registering for outpatient service or hospitalization.

3. When the insured uses the social security card for the first time in the designated medical insurance pharmacy, he inserts the original medical insurance card and then inserts the social security card as required to activate the social security card.

Social security card is the legal protection basis for workers in China's labor law. Relevant staff need to carry this card and set the relevant password to activate it. After activation, relevant staff can use this card and use it accordingly. Protect the daily life and related legitimate rights and interests of workers.

Benefits of the new social security card:

1. can be used for medical treatment in different places. Even if you go to other places, you can realize real-time settlement of medical insurance, work injury and maternity insurance through social security cards. You can use your own social security card for registration, diagnosis and treatment, pregnancy registration, hospitalization registration, drug purchase, etc. In other places;

2. It can be used as a bank card. At present, social security card is one card and two accounts, which are divided into medical insurance personal account and financial account. It is both a social security card and a bank debit card. (The financial account function of the social security card needs to be opened at the counter of the bank to which the social security card belongs. );

3. You can pay by social security card and receive various treatments. Such as social insurance payment, personnel examination payment, social insurance regular treatment and one-time treatment collection, reimbursement fee collection, employment support policy subsidy fund collection, key industries (enterprises) migrant workers wages collection. ;

4. It can be used as an ID card with the function of identification. It can be used as your main electronic identity certificate for handling employment registration, unemployment registration, insurance registration, work injury identification, vocational training, skill appraisal and other human resources and social security services, and you can enjoy various employment support policies and employment services, social security services and talent services;

5. Record and inquire about your personal information. A small social security card can record and save personal basic information, human resources and key business information of social security, and it is an electronic copy of important documents. You can also view personal information in the self-service machine.

Legal basis:

Article 8 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Social insurance agencies provide social insurance services, responsible for social insurance registration, personal rights and interests records, social insurance benefits payment and other work.

Article 72 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Set up social insurance agencies in the overall planning area. According to the needs of the work, with the approval of the local social insurance administrative department and the organization management organ, the social insurance agency may set up branches and service outlets in this overall planning area. The personnel expenses of social insurance agencies and the basic operating expenses and management expenses incurred in handling social insurance shall be guaranteed by the finance at the same level in accordance with state regulations.