Can farmers' social security cards be used?

Farmers' social security cards can be directly used in social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units, and can be used for medical expenses settlement; And farmers can use it to apply for old-age insurance from social security institutions when they retire.

legal ground

Article 29 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units.

Article 2 of the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China.

The term "social security card" as mentioned in these Measures refers to an integrated circuit card issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security.

Social security card is a electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy the rights and interests of social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling.