What about social security cards? How to activate

First, how to get a social security card?

Social security cards are generally issued by the Social Security Bureau, but there are several ways to get them:

1. If you pay social security yourself, go directly to the Social Security Bureau for consultation. The staff will tell you how to take it and what materials you need to prepare. Of course, you can also call the Social Security Bureau directly and ask how to apply for a social security card, thus avoiding a trip and saving a lot of time.

2. If the social security is paid by the unit, generally speaking, the unit has a special person who is responsible for receiving the social security card, so you can ask the person in charge of the unit for the social security card.

However, with the development of time, some areas have been able to directly handle related social security business online, making everyone's life more convenient.

Second, how to activate the social security card?

Social security cards can be activated in the following ways:

1, directly bring the social security card and my ID card, go to the counter window of the Social Security Bureau and find the corresponding staff to activate it. After successful activation;

2. If you use the social security card directly in the designated hospital, you can activate the social security card. If it is the first time to use it, you can activate the social security function as long as you go through the outpatient service or register normally;

3, directly in the designated pharmacy consumption, if it is the first time to use, access to the medical insurance card, and then insert the social security card, you can activate the social security card.