Can social security cards be swiped in national pharmacies?

Social security cards can be swiped at national pharmacies.

Most pharmacies support swiping social security cards. As long as the pharmacy supports swiping the social security card and there is a balance on the social security card, you can swipe your card to buy medicine. There are outpatient fees on the social security card, and you can directly deduct the card when you take medicine in the outpatient clinic or pharmacy.

The purpose of social security card:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

2. Record the insured's name, ID number, date of birth, gender, nationality, household registration and other basic information;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs;

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handling social security affairs such as receiving pension, job-seeking unemployment registration, applying for unemployment insurance, and applying for vocational training;

8. Used for identification.

The Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China is an integrated circuit card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security.

Social security cards have a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use their cards for medical treatment, but also settle personal medical insurance accounts in real time. You can also apply for old-age insurance, job registration and unemployment registration, apply for unemployment insurance, apply for employment training, apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits, and handle related labor and social security affairs online.

legal ground

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

Twenty-third employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees do not participate in the basic medical care for employees of the employer.