Can other people use social security cards?

Social security card can't be used by others.

(1) The social security card is only used by the insured, and it is not allowed for family members, friends or anyone else to use it fraudulently. The "social insurance card" is limited to the use of the insured employees themselves, and may not be lent to others for use, nor may others use the "social insurance card" for medical treatment.

(2) Fraudulent use of other people's social security cards is a theft. If the circumstances are particularly serious, criminal responsibility will be investigated according to relevant state laws and regulations.

The social security card is for personal use only, and the cardholder shall not lend, transfer or disclose the card password. Otherwise, the losses caused thereby shall be borne by the cardholder.

According to relevant regulations, the insured shall not lend his social security card to others, which may bring unnecessary losses to himself. Among them, those who defraud the basic medical insurance benefits for urban workers shall be ordered by the medical insurance agency of Hefei to return the defrauded basic medical insurance fund for urban workers, and a fine of more than 2 times and less than 5 times shall be imposed. At the same time, depending on the seriousness of the case, the basic medical insurance benefits for urban workers who have been insured for more than 0/2 months but less than 24 months will be suspended, and the medical expenses incurred during the suspension period will be borne by me.

So I want to give my social security card to my parents or children. In this case, although the social security card cannot be used directly, many regions have introduced relevant policies. For example, some places can transfer the balance of funds in their own accounts to the accounts of close relatives; Some places have also opened "family channels", allowing parents, children or spouses who also participate in local medical insurance to use the part of their personal accounts that exceeds a certain percentage of the average annual salary of local employees in the previous year, which can be used to pay designated medical expenses.

Legal basis:

Article 64 of the Social Insurance Law

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.

Article 88

Whoever defrauds social insurance benefits by fraud, forgery of certification materials or other means shall be ordered by the social insurance administrative department to return the defrauded social insurance benefits, and a fine of not less than two times but not more than five times the amount defrauded shall be imposed.