How long will the social security card expire after death?

The social security card will be invalid immediately after death.

After death, the medical insurance card of the deceased can not be used, the medical insurance card will be cancelled, and the balance of his personal account can be transferred to the personal account of his successor. The medical insurance card should be cancelled within one month, and the medical insurance card should be cancelled at Biqiao when the deceased's account is cancelled. However, the rest of the medical insurance card can be used as an inheritance, which is inherited by the close relatives of the deceased in accordance with the legal succession order.

After death, the social security card will be deactivated as follows:

1. After the death, the medical insurance card will be frozen immediately after the immediate family members go to the police station to register the death certificate. After the medical insurance is suspended for 3 months, the medical insurance card is automatically frozen;

2. After the death of a citizen, the social insurance registration of the employer shall be terminated according to law, and the social insurance agency shall handle the change or cancellation of the social insurance registration within 30 days from the date of change or termination. When the household registration of the deceased is cancelled, the personal medical insurance card will also be cancelled, but the balance of the medical insurance card can be used as an inheritance, which will be inherited by the close relatives of the deceased in accordance with the legal succession order.

Conditions for cancellation of social security card:

1. The cardholder is cancelled by the public security department due to death or disappearance;

2. The cardholder goes abroad to settle down and terminates the human resources and social security business;

3. Insured foreigners terminate their social insurance relations and residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan terminate their social insurance relations (mainland China);

4. The insured person obtains foreign nationality and terminates the social security relationship;

5. Workers, residents and college students have applied for social security cards in the original insured places, and need to apply for new social security cards in other areas due to reasons such as job transfer, household registration transfer, student status transfer and graduate employment. If the card opening prompts that the card opening business has been handled, they need to cancel the social security card that has been handled first. In the case of opening a new card,

To sum up, after the death of a loved one, family members should cancel their social security cards in time to safeguard their rights and interests when handling relevant procedures.

Legal basis:

Article 4 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.