Do I have to pay to activate my social security card?

Legal analysis: the activation of social security card to pay money, the fees vary from place to place.

The methods of activating the social security card are as follows:

1. The insured person should go to the corresponding bank branch with his/her social security card and original ID card to activate the social security card, and the health insurance account will be restored to normal after activation.

2. Use the social security card to directly activate the social security function in the designated medical hospital. The first time a participant uses a social security card at a designated medical institution, he or she only needs to register for outpatient or inpatient services, and then the social security function can be activated directly.

3. When using the social security card for the first time at a designated medical insurance pharmacy, the insured person inserts the original medical insurance card, and then inserts the social security card according to the requirements, then the social security card can be activated.

Legal basis: "Chinese People's *** and State Social Insurance Law"

Article 1 In order to regulate the social insurance relationship, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens to participate in social insurance and enjoy social insurance benefits, so that the citizens *** to enjoy the fruits of development, and to promote social harmony and stability, in accordance with the Constitution, the enactment of this Law.

Second Article The State establishes a social insurance system of basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance systems to safeguard the rights of citizens to receive material assistance from the State and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the policy of broad coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance shall be commensurate with the level of economic and social development.

Article 4 Employers and individuals within the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China pay social insurance premiums in accordance with the law, and have the right to inquire about the records of payment of premiums and records of the rights and interests of individuals, as well as to demand that the social insurance administration agencies provide social insurance counseling 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.

Article 5: The people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the cause of social insurance into their national economic and social development plans.

The State raises funds for social insurance through multiple channels. The people's governments at or above the county level give necessary financial support to the social insurance cause.

The State supports the social insurance cause through preferential tax policies.

Article 6 The State shall strictly supervise the social insurance fund.

The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government establish and improve the supervision and management system of the social insurance fund, and guarantee the safe and effective operation of the social insurance fund.

The people's governments at or above the county level take measures to encourage and support the participation of all sectors of society in the supervision of social insurance funds.

Article 7 The administrative department of social insurance under the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of social insurance throughout the country, and other relevant departments of the State Council shall be responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective areas of responsibility.

The social insurance administrative departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the administration of social insurance in their respective administrative areas, and other relevant departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective areas of responsibility.