Can I not apply for a social security card if I pay social security?

You can't pay social security without a social security card.

The initial application process of social security card is as follows:

1, the applicant or agent shall go through the application formalities at the handling place with the required information;

2, the applicant or agent to fill out the "social security card business application form";

3. After passing the examination, the staff will issue a receipt for accepting the social security card to the applicant or agent;

4.45 working days later, the applicant or agent will receive the social security card at the application window with the receipt.

The social security card has the following functions:

1, social security application function. Realizing medical insurance settlement: When the insured needs to use the medical insurance personal account fund for medical treatment and drug purchase in designated medical institutions and pharmacies, or use the overall fund for hospitalization and the single-disease overall fund for medical insurance outpatient, the relevant expenses will be settled in real time with the social security card. Handling endowment insurance business: the insured can handle the payment and treatment of endowment insurance with one card. Realize information inquiry: social security card records the cardholder's basic information and related business information, and the cardholder can inquire about personal basic information, pension, medical care, unemployment, work injury, maternity and other payment and treatment enjoyment through service outlets, websites and 12333 consultation telephone;

2. Financial application function. Social security card has financial application function and can be used as a bank debit card. It can be used to pay various social insurance premiums for the insured and receive various social insurance benefits such as pension, unemployment and work injury insurance;

3. Expand application functions. At the initial stage of construction, the social security card first realized the functions of local settlement and information inquiry of medical insurance. With the continuous improvement of system construction and the integration of business systems, medical insurance settlement and information inquiry in different places will be gradually realized.

Article 4 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law 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 and interests 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.