Is social security card universal in the province?

Social security cards are very common in this province, as follows:

1. Only when the insured holds a social security card with financial function can he directly settle the hospitalization expenses across provinces and realize "province-wide access";

2. The new social security card, that is, the social security card loaded with financial functions, has the basic functions of social security card such as information recording, information inquiry and business handling, and can also be used as a bank card, with financial functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption. Banks are exempt from annual card fees and small account management fees.

The role of social security card:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

2. Record the insured's name, ID number, date of birth, gender, nationality, household registration and other basic information;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital for medical treatment, go to the medical insurance personal account for settlement, and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.

Legal basis: Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

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.