Social security card activation process

The activation process of social security card is as follows:

1. The insured person needs to take his/her social security card and original ID card to the corresponding bank branch to activate his/her social security card;

2. The social security function can be activated directly by using the social security card in the hospitals of health insurance designated hospitals;

3. The first time you use the social security card in the pharmacies of health insurance designated pharmacies, you can insert the original health insurance card and then insert the social security card according to the requirements. The social security card function can be enabled after inserting the original medical insurance card and then inserting the social security card as required.

Functions and roles of the social security card:

1. Social insurance function: the social security card is used for the registration, payment and collection of personal social insurance;

2. Medical insurance function: the cardholder can use the card to seek medical treatment and purchase medicines at the designated medical institutions, and enjoy medical insurance treatment;

3. Financial payment function: the card has the function of a bank debit card, which can be used to access the bank's medical services. The social security card has the function of a bank debit card, which can be used to access cash, transfer money, and consume;

4. Information inquiry function: the social security card can be used to inquire about personal social insurance and provident fund information;

5. Document identification function: the social security card can be used as a legal proof of the identity of the cardholder.

In summary, the activation process of the social security card includes going to the bank to activate it, using it in the hospital and using it in the pharmacy, through which the functions of the social security card can be successfully enabled.

Legal basis:

Methods for the Administration of Social Security Cards in the People's Republic of China

Article 16

The human resources and social security departments at the provincial and municipal levels that have been approved to issue the social security cards shall formulate clear application and management procedures for the social security cards, and make them known to the society through expressly stating them in the places of service and publicizing them on the government website. The application and management regulations of social security cards shall include the following contents:

(1) the functions and purposes of social security cards;

(2) the targets of social security card issuance, the conditions for applying for the card, and the procedures for applying for the card;

(4) the procedures of loss and reissuance of social security cards after they have been damaged or lost;

(5) the rights and obligations of the card issuer, the cardholder, and other relevant parties. rights, obligations, etc.