Do I need to go personally to activate the social security card?

First, do I need to activate my social security card? (1) An ID card is required to activate the social security card. Details are as follows: 1. The insured person must bring his social security card and the original identity certificate to the corresponding bank outlet to activate the social security card, and the medical insurance account will return to normal after activation. 2. Use the social security card to directly enable the social security function in the designated medical insurance hospital. When the insured person uses the social security card for the first time in a designated medical institution, he can directly activate the social security function by simply registering for outpatient service or hospitalization. 3. When the insured uses the social security card for the first time in the designated medical insurance pharmacy, he inserts the original medical insurance card and then inserts the social security card as required to activate the social security card.

Second, the difference between social security card and medical insurance card The difference between social security card and medical insurance card is mainly reflected in six aspects:

First, different ideas. Social security card, referred to as social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security. Medical insurance card or medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which uses personal identity card as identification code and stores detailed information such as personal identity card number, name, gender, payment, account capital consumption and so on.

Second, the function is different. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important voucher for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits.

Third, the card is issued in different places. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department.

Fourth, the safety performance is different. The social security card adopts a national unified three-layer key management system, and its security and reliability have passed the national acceptance, which can really make the social security card a "security card" and a "trust card" for the insured, and also lay a good foundation for realizing cross-provincial nationwide use in the future; However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low.

Fifth, social security cards are more widely used. Social security cards will be widely used in various businesses of human resources and social security, and can be used as financial debit cards, while medical insurance cards can only be used as medical insurance settlement vouchers.

Sixth, the performance of social security cards is more stable. Because the social security card adopts integrated circuit chip, its performance is more stable, not easy to be damaged and safer than the medical insurance card adopting magnetic stripe medium.