Where can I change my social security card when it expires?

After the social security card expires, it can be replaced at a nearby social security service outlet or card-issuing bank, which is usually marked on the social security card. In addition, if the social security card expires, but the card is intact and not damaged, then it can continue to be used without affecting the medical insurance function. If the chip of the social security card is broken or the information on the card surface is ambiguous, then the card needs to be replaced. There may be a card replacement fee when changing the card, and the fee is about 20.

The social security card, namely the Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China, refers to an integrated circuit (ic) card that is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued to the society by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security.

The main purpose of medical insurance card:

1, the main purpose of medical insurance is to pay for outpatient treatment.

2. Medical insurance has other uses. You can use this money to buy medicines (over-the-counter medicines), medical instruments, thermometers and sphygmomanometers at designated pharmacies.

To sum up, the medical insurance card is a functional card with a chip, which is used for identity confirmation and personal account payment of medical insurance when seeing a doctor or a pharmacy.

Legal basis:

Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Social Security Cards

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It is stipulated that Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for managing the issuance and application of national social security cards, and the provincial, prefectural and municipal departments are responsible for managing the issuance and application of social security cards in this region, and protecting the rights and interests of cardholders and personal privacy.