How to apply for a medical insurance card?

The process of handling and obtaining the medical insurance card is as follows: 1. The insured person carries his/her valid certificate and applies to the neighboring county medical insurance center, which will handle it on the spot; 2. The insured person can also apply to the adjacent street medical insurance service point for handling, and the service point will settle within 3 working days. The insured shall go to the service point to receive the "Medical Insurance Card" within the specified time; 3. The insured may entrust others to handle it on his behalf. Customers need to carry valid certificates of themselves and the insured when handling; 4. When the employer handles it centrally, it can be handled by the employer's letter of introduction and the valid certificate of the agent, and then the employer issues the medical insurance card to the insured.

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.