Can a newborn apply for a social security card?

Newborns can apply for social security cards.

When parents apply for medical insurance for newborns for the first time, they can also apply for social security cards. In some areas, "one thing gives birth to one person", you can apply for a social security card at the same time when you apply for a birth certificate and an account.

To apply for a social security card, you need the following information:

1, my second-generation ID card;

2. The photo receipt issued by the photo studio for citizen social security;

3. If it is handled by a company, it also needs the company's business license, registration certificate, employee roster and other materials.

The process of handling social security cards is as follows:

1. Apply for a social security card at the place of handling with my ID card and household registration book;

2. Submit personal prescribed materials to the social security reporting institution;

3. If the application is successful, you can get the social security card after receiving the notice.

To sum up, a newborn baby can apply for social security 2 months after birth. Generally, newborns born within 12 months can apply at any time.

Insurance procedures. Those who have gone through the insurance procedures within 1 month and can provide a copy of their birth certificate and mother's ID card can do so from birth.

Pay from 1 month, and enjoy medical insurance benefits from the date of birth.

Legal basis:

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

Article 28

Medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.