Does the new social security card need to be activated before it can be used?

The social security card cannot be used without activation. The activation method of social security card is: the insured person needs to bring his social security card and the original identity certificate to the corresponding bank outlet to activate the social security card, and the medical insurance account will return to normal after activation.

Use social security card to directly enable social security function in designated medical insurance hospitals. When the insured person uses the social security card for the first time in a designated medical institution, he can directly activate the social security function by simply registering for outpatient service or hospitalization.

When the insured uses the social security card for the first time in the designated medical insurance pharmacy, he inserts the original medical insurance card, and then inserts the social security card as required to activate the social security card.

The new social security card needs to be activated before it can be used.

Bring my valid ID card and social security card to the counter of the business hall for activation. The specific method is as follows:

1. After you get the social security card, check the information on it. Generally, there is a business card printing bank in the upper left corner of the front of the social security card, and the cardholder can go to the bank outlet;

2. You can activate the social security card at the bank counter;

3. You can also activate the social security card in a nearby social security service center or directly activate the social security function in a designated medical insurance hospital. However, social security cards also have the financial function of bank cards, which are generally activated in banks.

According to the document, self-employed workers and freelancers should participate in social insurance. In this way, the conditions for participating in the insurance are that, according to the documents, individual workers and freelancers with the ability to work within the working age stipulated by the state. The so-called individual workers refer to the employers and employees of individual industrial and commercial households; Freelancer refers to a person who gets legal remuneration by providing labor services during the period when he has not established labor relations with his unit. You can only participate in pension, unemployment and medical insurance, but you can't participate in work injury and maternity insurance. The insured can only enjoy the treatment of serious illness medical insurance if he has serious illness medical expenses after the first payment is over 6 months. The insured who participates in medical insurance for serious illness must pay the fee continuously without interruption.

A, the use of social security card is as follows:

1, go to the designated drugstore to buy medicine. Not all pharmacies in the market support social security card swiping. When purchasing drugs, you can first ask whether you support social security cards. If you support the social security card, you can buy medicine directly at the pharmacy and then pay with the balance in the social security card. Pharmacies that usually support social security cards buy drugs at relatively high prices;

2. Go to the designated hospital for medical treatment. For example, the new rural cooperative medical system can be located in local village health centers or local health centers. Pay the social security card to the staff, and then automatically deduct the fees in the social security card to complete the payment.

In summary, the new social security card needs to be activated before it can be used. Bring my valid ID card and social security card to the counter of the business hall for activation.

Legal basis:

Social insurance law

Article 64

Social insurance funds include basic endowment insurance fund, basic medical insurance fund, industrial injury insurance fund, unemployment insurance fund and maternity insurance fund. In addition to the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund combined accounting, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to social insurance types. Social insurance funds implement a unified accounting system throughout the country.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it. The basic old-age insurance fund will gradually implement national overall planning, and other social insurance funds will gradually implement provincial overall planning. The specific time and steps shall be stipulated by the State Council.