Can Shanghai's old medical insurance card still be used?

December 31, 2020 stop using. When the old version of the medical insurance card stops using, the cardholder should re-apply for a new version of the social security card, the new version of the social security card has the function of medical insurance card. The new version of the social security card during the centralized replacement of the main replacement method is divided into three kinds: service bank outlets for the replacement, the service bank in conjunction with the unit batch replacement, as well as online self-service replacement.

The new version of the social security card has both social security functions and financial service functions, and can only be used after opening. If you apply for a social security card on the online service platform, you must go to a community acceptance branch or a bank acceptance branch to go through the opening procedures.

Cardholders can go to the relevant service bank branches to open the financial function of the new version of the social security card and open the social security function at the same time.

Cardholders can also go to community acceptance outlets or call the 9622222 service hotline to open the social security function only.

Legal basis:

"Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Workers and Employees"

Article 3: Establishment of a basic medical insurance fund for urban workers, and implementation of a system combining the payment of individual medical accounts (hereinafter referred to as individual accounts) with the basic medical co-ordination fund (hereinafter referred to as co-ordination fund).

The ownership of the individual account belongs to the individual. The ownership of the integrated fund belongs to all those who participate in basic medical insurance.

Article 4 The basic medical insurance premiums shall be borne by both the employer and the employee***.