What will happen if the social security card expires?

When the social security card expires, you can go to the local social security bureau. The social security card has expired, so it doesn't need to be re-applied. It can continue to be used if its function is normal.

After the expiration of the social security card, if the function of the card is normal, it does not need to be renewed, and it can continue to be used without being limited by the validity period. If the social security card is damaged and needs to be replaced, I or others can take my ID card, the client's ID card and the damaged social security card to the social security card replacement outlet to go through the relevant formalities. The personal account balance of the medical insurance account can be used at any time. Where the unit stops paying the basic medical insurance for urban workers in this Municipality, the medical insurance account shall be sealed on the 5th day of the month following the stop of payment, and the account sealing period for enjoying the basic medical insurance benefits in this Municipality shall be suspended.

The social security card is used for the following purposes:

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 medical information;

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

4. You can take the card to the hospital and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine;

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. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, job hunting, unemployment registration, and even participate in vocational training.

To sum up, the role of social security card is very extensive. Cardholders can not only use the card to seek medical treatment and reimburse medical insurance personal accounts in real time, but also handle endowment insurance affairs.

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.