Do I have to pay to activate my social security card?

You need to pay to activate the social security card. The method of activating the social security card is as follows:

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 only by handling the outpatient or inpatient registration business normally;

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.

Legal basis: Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its 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.

Article 59

The people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the collection of social insurance premiums.

Social insurance premiums shall be uniformly collected, and the implementation steps and specific measures shall be stipulated by the State Council.