Does it matter if a person dies and the medical insurance card is not cancelled?

Does it matter if the social security card is not cancelled after death? Details are as follows:

1. Social security card is a social security card specially opened for the insured. Can only be used by the insurer. If a person dies, the social security card also needs to be cancelled.

2. After a person dies, the insured person no longer pays social insurance premiums, and the social security card loses its meaning of existence. The financial account contained in the social security card can only be used by myself. It is strictly forbidden to rent or lend bank cards, and they must be cancelled.

3. The person died, but the medical insurance card was not cancelled. This medical insurance card must not be used. If it is found that it is still in use, it is suspected of misappropriating the medical insurance fund, not only to refund the compensation, but also to bear criminal responsibility. After the death of a citizen, the reporting obligor shall go through the formalities of cancellation of registration at the local police station within one month after the death of the citizen. If a citizen is declared dead due to missing, the reporting obligor shall, within one month from the date indicated in the document declaring the death of the citizen by the court, go to the local police station for cancellation of registration. If there is a unit, it shall issue a certificate to the personnel department of the unit, and then cancel the local medical insurance with the unit certificate and death certificate. When canceling, the balance of the medical insurance card can be recovered.

The cancellation of medical insurance in electronic certificate is as follows:

1. How to cancel the activated medical insurance electronic certificate? Open wechat and click the payment button on the personal page, click the city service, click the medical insurance button, then find the medical insurance electronic certificate and click to enter the details page of wechat medical insurance electronic certificate. Pull the page to the bottom to see the Unbind button, click Unbind, confirm and enter the authentication to complete the unbind;

2. The basic medical insurance system for urban residents (referred to as residents' medical insurance) is an insurance system for primary and secondary school students who are not covered by the basic medical insurance system for urban workers, including vocational high schools, technical secondary schools and technical schools, children and other non-employed urban residents;

3, adhere to a low level of start, focusing on ensuring the medical needs of urban non-employed residents, raising funds mainly from family contributions, and the government gives appropriate subsidies. Insured residents pay the basic medical insurance premium according to the regulations and enjoy the corresponding medical insurance benefits;

4. The establishment and implementation of the basic medical insurance system has gathered the economic strength of units and social members. With the government's funding, sick social members can get the necessary material help from society, reduce the burden of medical expenses, and prevent sick social members from becoming poor due to illness.

To sum up, the medical insurance card needs to be cancelled after death. After a person dies, he/she needs to take his/her ID card and social security card to the local social security office for cancellation, and fill in the cancellation application, which can usually be cancelled on the same day. If the social security card will not be automatically cancelled after death, you need to go through the cancellation procedures at the social security service agency.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to get material help from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

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 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.