How to activate a replacement social security card

Activation method: 1. The participant needs to hold his social security card and original ID card to the corresponding bank branch to activate the social security card, and after activation, the medical insurance account will be restored to normal.2. Use the social security card in the designated medical institution to directly activate the social security function. When using the social security card for the first time in a designated medical institution, the insured person only needs to register for outpatient or inpatient services, and the social security function can be activated directly.3. When using the social security card for the first time in a designated pharmacy, the insured person inserts the original medical insurance card and then inserts the social security card according to the requirements, and then the social security card can be activated.

Article 8 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) states that social insurance agencies shall provide social insurance services and shall be responsible for the registration of social insurance, the recording of the rights and interests of individuals, and the payment of social insurance benefits. Article 72 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China establishes social insurance agencies in integrated regions. In accordance with the needs of their work, social insurance agencies may set up branches and service outlets in the co-ordinated area with the approval of the social insurance administrative department and the organization and establishment management organ of the place where they are located. The personnel expenses of the social insurance agencies and the basic operating and administrative expenses incurred in the administration of social insurance shall be guaranteed by the finances at the same level in accordance with the state regulations.