Can I go to the hospital without a social security card?

You can go to the hospital without a social security card. If you don't need to reimburse or use the balance of your medical insurance account, you can go to the hospital without a social security card. Social security card generally refers to the social security card of the People's Republic of China. The social security card adopts the national unified standard, and the social security number adopts the citizenship number in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law. Basic information such as the cardholder's name, gender and citizenship number are recorded on the social security card face and card, and the cardholder's personal identity is marked in the card, which can record the cardholder's social insurance payment, pension insurance personal account information, medical insurance personal account information, professional qualifications and skills, working experience, work injury and occupational disease disability, etc. Cardholders can go to the relevant departments for medical treatment, personal account settlement of medical insurance, endowment insurance, job registration and unemployment registration, apply for unemployment insurance, apply for employment training, apply for labor ability appraisal and industrial injury insurance benefits.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law Article 4 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 and interests 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.

Derivative problem:

Under what special circumstances can I reimburse the insured for the full cash advance medical expenses?

In case of emergency without social security card, family planning operation, enterprise arrears, manual reimbursement or replacement of social security card, and failure to issue social security card after enrollment, medical expenses will still be paid in full by the insured person's personal cash, and real-time settlement cannot be directly completed in the hospital. In line with the medical insurance fund payment conditions, according to the original process for manual reimbursement procedures.