How to activate the social security card for newborns?

The activation method of social security card for newborn is as follows:

1. Open library is activated. There are special banks for social security cards, and there are also social security cards for newborns. Parents of children can bring their ID cards, children's household registration books and social security cards to the bank for activation. In addition, the initial password of the social security card needs to be changed;

2. Mobile phone activation. Call the social security service hotline, follow the voice prompts, or press "0" to directly enter the manual service, and ask the service personnel to help you activate the medical insurance card. You just need to provide your child's ID number. It should be noted that some areas do not support mobile phone activation to ensure account security, so mobile phone activation depends on local policies;

3. The designated hospital is activated. When a child uses a medical insurance card to seek medical treatment and reimburse medical expenses in a designated hospital, he can also activate the medical insurance card, but only the medical insurance function of the card can be activated, but the financial function of the medical insurance card cannot be activated;

4. The designated pharmacy is activated. Social security cards can be activated when they are consumed in designated pharmacies.

The social security card is used for the following purposes:

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 to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs;

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handling social security affairs such as receiving pension, job-seeking unemployment registration, applying for unemployment insurance, and applying for vocational training;

8. Used for identification.

To sum up, medical insurance generally refers to basic medical insurance, which is a social insurance system established to compensate workers for economic losses caused by disease risks. The medical insurance fund is established through the contributions of employers and individuals. After the insured person has medical expenses, the medical insurance institution will give certain economic compensation.

Legal basis:

Article 72 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Set up social insurance agencies in the overall planning area. According to the needs of the work, with the approval of the local social insurance administrative department and the organization management organ, the social insurance agency may set up branches and service outlets in this overall planning area. The personnel expenses of social insurance agencies and the basic operating expenses and management expenses incurred in handling social insurance shall be guaranteed by the finance at the same level in accordance with state regulations.

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.