The social security card has not been activated for 6 months. Do I need to reissue it?

The social security card has not been activated for 6 months. Do I need to reissue it? Details are as follows:

1, the new social security card will be restricted if it is not activated within 6 months after receiving the card. The social security card holder shall activate the social security card within 6 months after receiving the card, during which the medical insurance card can still be used normally. After activating the social security card, the original medical insurance card will automatically become invalid. If it is not activated within the time limit, the original medical insurance card will be restricted. For those who are overdue, the insured should activate the social security card at the corresponding bank with valid ID and social security card as soon as possible. After activating the social security card, the balance of the medical insurance account will be automatically transferred to the social security card, and the medical insurance account will return to normal state;

2. If the social security card is not activated within six months, the original medical insurance card will automatically become invalid. However, if it has expired, don't be too nervous. Let's finish the process of activating it. The original medical insurance card will be automatically transferred to the social security card.

Can I spend my social security card by credit card? Details are as follows:

1, social security card can be swiped. Because the second and third generation social security cards now have a financial account in addition to the social security account. As long as you activate this financial account, you can use the social security card as a bank card, and you can deposit and withdraw cash, transfer money, spend money and so on. Of course, if you have no money in the financial account of your social security card, it is naturally impossible to spend it by credit card;

The money in the social security card can't be used for daily consumption. Social security card can be used as a financial debit card with consumption function. The social security card chip with UnionPay logo has two accounts: social security account and bank account, which are independent and unrelated to each other.

3. The medical insurance personal account funds in the social security account can only be used in designated medical institutions and retail pharmacies, and cannot be cashed out or settled by credit card in other consumption places; Personal funds in bank accounts can be freely controlled and can be used for normal business consumption;

4. The social security card is called the Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China. It is distributed to the whole society by local human resources and social security departments. It is an integrated circuit card used in various business fields of human resources and social security.

To sum up, social security cards are widely used, such as enjoying medical insurance benefits, reimbursing and paying medical expenses, applying for pension, unemployment insurance, applying for work-related injury insurance, reimbursing maternity medical expenses, and applying for maternity allowance. It can also be used as an ID card and a bank card, but if it needs to be used as a bank card, you need to activate the financial account first.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 4

Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.