Can social security cards be purchased in different places?

Social security cards can be purchased in different places.

But the following conditions need to be met:

1. The social security card must be enabled with the electronic certificate function, that is, there is an electronic medical insurance certificate.

You need to choose qualified pharmacies and hospitals. When purchasing medicine or seeing a doctor in these medical institutions, you can use social security cards to settle accounts. However, it should be noted that social security policies and regulations may be different in different regions, so it is best to consult local social security institutions or medical institutions before using them to determine specific use regulations and restrictions.

The purpose of the 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.

To sum up, it is recommended not to use social security cards for illegal activities, and to keep them properly to prevent them from being fraudulently used by others. If you find that the social security card is stolen or abnormal, you should contact the local social security card issuer or the human resources and social security department in time for timely handling.

Legal basis:

Article 64 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Social insurance funds include basic endowment insurance fund, basic medical insurance fund, industrial injury insurance fund, unemployment insurance fund and maternity insurance fund. In addition to the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund combined accounting, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to social insurance types. Social insurance funds implement a unified accounting system throughout the country.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it.

The basic old-age insurance fund will gradually implement national overall planning, and other social insurance funds will gradually implement provincial overall planning. The specific time and steps shall be stipulated by the State Council.