How to deal with the old and new medical insurance cards?

The process of replacing an old medical insurance card with a new one is as follows:

1. Applicants need to bring their valid identity documents and old medical insurance cards to the social security center, and submit the social security card application first;

2. Then use the ID card and social security card to go to the bank to activate;

3. After the card is activated, the applicant needs to bring his social security card to the social security center of the insured area to issue a notice of cancellation.

The reimbursement process of medical insurance card is as follows:

1. Under normal circumstances, when you need to be hospitalized due to illness, you can go to your designated hospital with your medical insurance card and medical records, and settle with your medical insurance card. That is, some of them are paid by themselves, and some medical insurance centers and hospitals reimburse and settle accounts;

2. If you transfer from your designated hospital to a secondary or tertiary hospital, you can use the medical insurance card for settlement, as above;

3. The patient is critically ill and hospitalized in a non-designated hospital. He should go to the municipal medical insurance center for emergency rescue disease identification within 5 days. After being identified as an emergency rescue disease, he can use the medical insurance card for settlement in the rescue hospital;

4, transferred to other places for treatment, with the consent of the hospital and medical insurance center, the referral procedures. The expenses incurred in the field shall be settled by the individual at his own expense, and after the diagnosis and treatment, the community labor security workstation shall prepare the materials for reimbursement;

5, made special provisions of the disease identification, hospitalization with medical insurance card settlement. The medical insurance card is still used when taking medicine out of the clinic, and the bills settled by individuals at their own expense will be reimbursed by the community labor security workstation this year.

To sum up, the medical insurance card records the insured's name, ID number, place of birth and other related information, which needs the cardholder's protection. According to the regulations, the insured must hold the original valid resident ID card to activate at the outlet and change the password on the spot before they can use it normally. Others are not allowed to activate, and cards that are not activated cannot be used.

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.

Article 29

The medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units.

The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits.