Do I need to go in person to activate the social security card?

Legal analysis: you need to bring your ID card to activate the social security card.

Details are as follows:

1. The insured person needs to bring his social security card and the original identity certificate to the corresponding bank outlet to activate the social security card, and the medical insurance account will return to normal after activation.

2. Use the social security card to directly enable the social security function in the designated medical insurance hospital. When the insured person uses the social security card for the first time in a designated medical institution, he can directly activate the social security function by simply registering for outpatient service or hospitalization.

3. When the insured uses the social security card for the first time in the designated medical insurance pharmacy, he inserts the original medical insurance card and then inserts the social security card as required to activate the social security card.

Activation period of social security card

1. The insured person can activate the social security application after receiving the card from the human resources and social security department.

2. Within 300 days from the date of receiving the card, I will bring my valid certificate to the cooperative bank outlet corresponding to the financial account to enable the financial application, otherwise the social security application for the card will be reported for loss.

3. If the insured really has something that he can't handle personally, he can entrust others to handle it. When entrusting others to handle the matter, the client must hold his ID card, the insured's ID card and the power of attorney.

4. If the card social security application is reported to be lost because the financial application is not activated, the cardholder shall uninstall the card social security application at the designated place of the human society department after activating the card financial application.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 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 receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.