How to replace a lost social security card

Bring your original ID card or household register and go to your local social security card service center to register the card in writing; or call 12333 and follow the voice prompts to complete the pre-loss. If you find your card during the pre-loss period, you can cancel it at any time.

(2) Replacement of the new card

After the pre-loss is completed, you can go directly to the formal procedures for loss and replacement of the new card, fill in the application form for the replacement of the card, and hand it over to the staff of the social security card service outlets for processing, who will issue a certificate of receipt of the card, which can be used temporarily as a social security card during the period of the replacement to be used to seek medical treatment.

Note: If you are entrusting someone else to replace your card, you will also need to show the ID card of the person who entrusted you to replace the card, which is irrevocable after it is officially lost.

(3) Receiving a new card

After 15 working days of applying for a replacement card, bring your ID and proof of card receipt to a social security card service center to receive your card.

Social security card replacement process is as follows:

1, social security card, if lost, stolen or damaged, you should present your ID card or household register to the nearest social security agency for loss and replacement;

2, the original health insurance IC card for social security card, but also need to provide a one-inch color photo to the second generation of ID card photos as the standard;

3, such as entrusted to the If you entrust someone else to do it, you should bring the ID card or household register of the entrusted person and the agent;

4. Expenses incurred during the period of loss or damage of the social security card will be reimbursed once after examination and for the medical expenses incurred most recently before the replacement of the lost card.

The role of the social security card is:

1, personal social security-related information records, electronic vouchers and information query;

2, record the name of the insured person, ID card number, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, domicile location, and other basic information;

3, query the status of my old age, unemployment, medical care, work-related injuries, and maternity insurance payments;

4, can be used to reimburse the cost of lost or damaged during the audit and for the most recent medical expenses before the replacement of the loss of the card. p>

4. You can use the card to go to hospitals, settle medical insurance personal accounts and buy medicines at pharmacies;

5. Handle social security affairs such as medical care, unemployment, old age, work-related injuries and maternity;

6. Inquire about the total accumulated amount of old age and medical insurance;

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving old age pensions, registering for job-seeking and unemployment, applying for unemployment insurance benefits, and applying for vocational training. insurance benefits, apply for vocational training, etc.

8. For identification.

Social security generally refers to social insurance. Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation to a population that is incapacitated, temporarily out of work, or has suffered a loss due to health reasons. The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, and maternity insurance.

Legal Basis

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 4 Employers and individuals within the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China shall, in accordance with the law, pay social insurance premiums, have the right to inquire about the records of payment, records of individual rights and interests, and to request the social insurance administration agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits in accordance with the law, and have the right to supervise the payment of contributions for them by their own units.