Can I have a physical examination with my social security card?

You can't use social security card for physical examination. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the medical insurance card is the payment voucher of the personal account of the insured, which records the basic information of the insured and the funds in the personal account.

The scope of use of social security cards includes:

1。 Insured persons purchase medicines at designated pharmacies;

2。 When seeking medical treatment or treatment in the outpatient department of a designated hospital, you can use the personal account funds on the medical insurance card to pay related expenses (that is, swipe your card).

3。 It can also be used to pay for hospitalization expenses borne by individuals.

Therefore, the scope of use of social security cards does not include the payment of medical examination fees. Generally speaking, social security cards cannot be used for physical examination. Items beyond the scope of medical insurance reimbursement.

Basic functions of social security card

(1) electronic certificate function. Take the social security card as the main electronic identity certificate for cardholders to handle employment registration, unemployment registration, insurance registration, work injury identification, vocational training, skill appraisal and other human resources and social security services, and enjoy various employment support policies and employment services, social security services and talent services.

(2) Information recording function. Record personal basic information, human resources and social security key business information in the social security card or related background system, and form an electronic copy of the certificate.

(3) Self-service inquiry function. The social security card is connected to the background system in the self-service integrated machine or other service channels, which is convenient for cardholders to inquire about personal human resources and social security rights and interests information and handle related businesses.

(4) Medical settlement function. Real-time settlement of local and cross-regional medical insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance can be realized through social security cards, and information services such as registration, diagnosis and treatment, pregnancy registration, hospitalization registration and drug purchase can be supported to realize one-card medical treatment.

(5) Payment and treatment functions. Through the bank account of social security card, various payments and benefits can be realized. Including individual social insurance payment, personnel talent examination payment, social insurance periodic treatment and one-time treatment collection, reimbursement fee collection, employment support policy subsidy fund collection, key industries (enterprises) migrant workers wages collection.

(6) Financial payment function. Handle deposit and withdrawal, transfer, collection and payment through social security card bank account.

I hope the above content can help you. If in doubt, please consult a professional lawyer.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 30

The following medical expenses are not included in the payment scope of the basic medical insurance fund:

(a) shall be paid by the industrial injury insurance fund;

(2) It shall be borne by a third party;

(three) shall be borne by public health;

(4) Go abroad for medical treatment.

Medical expenses that should be borne by a third party according to law. If the third party is unable to pay or cannot determine the third party, the basic medical insurance fund will pay in advance. After the basic medical insurance fund pays in advance, it has the right to recover from the third party.