Does the newborn social security card need to be activated?

Newborn social security cards also need to be activated. If it is not activated, it cannot be used. At present, newborns are insured by urban and rural residents' medical insurance, and there will be a certain balance in the personal account of medical insurance, which can be used to see clinics and pharmacies to buy medicines.

Newborn social security cards also need to be activated. If it is not activated, it cannot be used. At present, newborns are insured by urban and rural residents' medical insurance, and there will be a certain balance in the personal account of medical insurance, which can be used to see clinics and pharmacies to buy medicines.

Only by activating the medical insurance card can the payment be successful, otherwise it will prompt that the payment by swiping the card failed. For outpatient expenses that cannot be reimbursed, it is more cost-effective to pay with the balance of personal account of medical insurance card. In addition, the medical insurance card must be activated within the validity period. If the validity period is not activated, the use of the medical insurance card will be restricted.

How to handle the social security card for newborns?

1. Newborns need to register for insurance first, and they need to register at the place where they are registered. Without a household registration, you cannot provide your household registration location and ID number. You can bring birth certificates, parents' household registration books, ID cards, marriage certificates, photos of children and other materials, and you can apply to the Social Security Bureau;

2. Newborns who are not registered in this city only need to meet one of the conditions, that is, one parent signs a labor contract with this city, one parent is insured in this city, and one parent has applied for a residence permit in this city for more than one year.

Social Security Card is an integrated circuit card which is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued to the society by local human resources and social security departments, and used in various business fields of human resources and social security.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 4 Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate social insurance into the national economic and social development plan.

The state raises social insurance funds through multiple channels. People's governments at or above the county level shall give necessary financial support to social insurance.

The state supports social insurance through preferential tax policies.