Besides buying medicine to see a doctor, what are the practical uses of social security cards?

I. Meaning of Social Security Card "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China" (1) (hereinafter referred to as social security card and social security card) is an integrated circuit card issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security.

The social security card is the electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry, business handling, etc., and can be loaded with financial functions and extended to other public services.

The social security card (2) has many functions. Cardholders can not only use the card for real-time settlement of medical insurance personal accounts, but also handle endowment insurance affairs; Go through the formalities of job registration and unemployment registration; Apply for unemployment insurance; Apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; Handling labor and social security affairs online.

Second, the use of social security cards.

The Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China can be used for the following purposes (3) besides registering for medical treatment and purchasing medicines at designated medical insurance pharmacies:

(1) Receiving employment services

Social security cards can be used for employment services, such as job registration, employment registration and industrial registration. In the whole country 179 cities (accounting for 48. 1% of the total), job registration with social security cards has been realized; 178 the city has achieved employment registration; 164 urban registered unemployment; 142 city realizes postal information query; 129 towns realize real-name registration of vocational training; 1 18 Collection of subsidy funds for urban employment support policies.

(2) Receiving a pension

Social security cards can also receive pensions and retirement subsidies. 27 1 city (accounting for 72.8%) has realized the inquiry of pension benefits such as pension insurance; Retirees in 259 cities can receive pensions with social security cards; 248 cities applied for pension insurance benefits; 242 cities have achieved treatment and qualification certification; 2 10 city has realized the administrative examination and approval of retirement qualification;

(3) Medical reimbursement

Medical reimbursement is one of the most popular functions of social security card at present. 346 cities across the country (accounting for 93%) have realized instant settlement of medical expenses with social security cards; 335 cities have achieved drug purchase settlement in pharmacies; 3,365,438+0 cities have applied for reimbursement of medical expenses; 328 towns have achieved hospitalization registration; 327 cities have realized the view of the settlement records of medical treatment and drug purchase expenses; 3 17 Cities use social security cards to record medical insurance benefits registration information; 3 15 City handled medical treatment in different places; 365,438+03 cities have realized medical services such as one-card diagnosis and treatment, taking medicine, etc. 247 towns have realized the collection of medical expense reimbursement funds;

(four) to apply for work-related injury insurance benefits

Social security cards can apply for work-related injury insurance benefits. 190 city to realize the query of industrial injury medical expenses settlement records; 185 the city has received work-related injury allowance; 183 cities have achieved work-related injury identification; 170 cities have achieved labor ability appraisal; 167 cities have realized the reimbursement of medical expenses for work-related injuries; 152 cities have realized immediate settlement of medical expenses for work-related injuries;

(5) Apply for unemployment insurance.

You can apply for a social security card in unemployment insurance benefits. 196 cities (accounting for 52.7%) realized unemployment insurance benefits application; 194 city realizes unemployment insurance benefits information query; 18 1 city has received unemployment benefits; 166 cities have registered people receiving unemployment benefits;

(6) Enjoy maternity insurance.

Through the social security card, you can settle the maternity medical expenses and apply for maternity allowance. 259 cities (69.6%) applied for maternity insurance benefits; 254 cities have realized the information inquiry of maternity insurance benefits; 2 1 1 the city realizes the instant settlement of medical expenses for card-holding maternity; 198 cities have realized the card-holding maternity allowance;

(seven) the insured query

Through the social security card, you can query the insurance information and complete the individual's independent payment. There are 299 cities (accounting for 80.4%) in China that have realized the inquiry of cardholders' personal insurance information; 282 cities have realized the query and printing of insurance payment vouchers; Holding a card in 225 cities can complete the independent payment of social security individuals;

(8) Used as a bank card.

Social security card is also a bank card, which is the first bank card for many rural residents and migrant workers. By the end of last year, 29 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps had issued social security cards with financial functions, with 842 million cardholders, accounting for 86.7% of the total social security cards issued nationwide. Among them, social security cards in Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Hainan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang all have financial functions;

(nine) to receive various financial subsidies.

For example, in Zhongwei, Ningxia, 22 government subsidies, such as subsistence allowances, old-age care, grassland ecology, animal diseases, orphans' subsidies, low-rent housing, improved seed subsidies, rural housing renovation, disability pensions, sand control subsidies, agricultural machinery subsidies, medical assistance, etc., are all uniformly distributed through social security cards. In Panzhihua, Sichuan, government subsidies and agriculture-related funds such as civil affairs, housing construction, agriculture and animal husbandry, forestry, poverty alleviation, disabled persons' federations and housing accumulation funds are all distributed through social security cards. Guangdong grants subsidies for civil affairs and disabled persons' federations through social security cards in the province12;

(10) Pay water, electricity and heating fees.

In some places, social security cards are also connected with public facilities such as water, electricity and heating to facilitate the masses. For example, in Huanggang, Xiantao, Dalian, Liaoning and other places in Hubei, residents can pay water, electricity, gas and other expenses with their cards.

In addition, there are 86 cities in China that can use cards to inquire about labor contract information; In 465,438+0 cities, migrant workers in key industries (enterprises) were paid by credit card.

Social security card has many uses, which brings great convenience to our life. Please take good care of your social security card and don't panic after losing it. You can report the loss through the social security hotline 12333+ local area code, and then report the loss to the local social security center.

Reference data

Introduction of social security card. People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security-People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * social security cards.

Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China. Baidu baike

How many things can a social security card do? Social Security Cards of People's Republic of China (PRC), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the People's Republic of China.