Can social security cards be used across provinces?

Social security cards can be used in different places, but there will be certain restrictions. The use of social security cards in different places generally refers to the use of medical insurance in different places, which requires the insured to handle medical insurance filing in different places. If you are hospitalized in a different place because of an emergency, you can call the hotline of the social security agency in the insured place first, get the consent before filing the medical insurance in a different place, and then use the medical insurance in a different place for reimbursement after filing.

legal ground

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

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.

Article 4 Employers and individuals who pay social insurance premiums according to law in People's Republic of China (PRC) have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask 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.