Should the social security card be activated? Why?

The social security card must be activated before it can be used. The insured can activate the social security card at the corresponding bank outlet with his social security card and the original identity certificate. After activation, the social security card will be used normally, but the medical insurance account of the social security card will be valid for three months, that is, the fourth month.

Social security cards have eight main functions:

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 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 accumulated 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.

8. It will have multiple functions of a card, such as paying water and electricity bills, swiping a card by bus and electronic wallet.

Social security card is very powerful. If it is lost, the insured shall reissue it in time.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 58 An 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. Article 64 Social insurance funds include basic old-age insurance funds, basic medical insurance funds, industrial injury insurance funds, unemployment insurance funds and maternity insurance funds. 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.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it.

The basic old-age insurance fund will gradually implement national overall planning, and other social insurance funds will gradually implement provincial overall planning. The specific time and steps shall be stipulated by the State Council. Article 65 Social insurance funds shall achieve balance of payments through budgets.

When the social insurance fund is insufficient to pay, the people's governments at or above the county level shall give subsidies.