How long does it take to activate the social security card?

Generally, the social security card can be used after activation, and the medical insurance account in social security needs to be insured for 3 months in a row, that is, it can only be used after the fourth month. Social security includes five types of insurance: endowment insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance, industrial injury insurance and unemployment insurance. The payment of various benefits, insurance premiums and various employment support policy subsidies of these types of insurance will be collected by social security cards in the future. In addition, when using the social security card for medical treatment and medicine purchase, if the balance in the personal medical insurance account is insufficient, payment can be made through the bank account in the social security card, and the social security card can also realize all the functions of bank cards such as transfer, payment, wealth management and online payment. Article 19 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Legal objectivity:

Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Social Security Cards Article 2 The social security cards mentioned in these Measures refer to integrated circuit cards issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security. Social security card is a electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy the rights and interests of social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling. Sixteenth provincial, municipal human resources and social security departments that are allowed to issue social security cards shall formulate clear rules for the application and management of social security cards, and announce them to the public through express service places and publicity on government websites. The Regulations on the Application and Management of Social Security Cards shall include the following contents: (1) Functions and uses of social security cards; (two) the issuance, application conditions and application procedures of social security cards; (four) the procedures for reporting the loss and reissue the social security card after it is damaged or lost; (five) the rights and obligations of the card issuer, the cardholder and other relevant parties.