Can you use an electronic social security card if you don't have your social security card with you?

You can use an electronic social security card if you don't have a social security card. The design of the electronic social security card is the same as the physical social security card, with identity credentials, information record self-service query, medical insurance settlement, payment and entitlement to receive, financial payment and other functions.

At present, there have been some cities to try first, so that users can put the social security card "into" the cell phone, for example, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Shenzhen and other 14 cities to support the user will be the social security card "into" Alipay in the use of the card, and there are more than 90 cities that support the use of Alipay for social security cards. In addition, there are more than 90 cities that support the use of Alipay for social security inquiries.

The e-social security card will be used organically online and offline in the fields of social security, governmental public **** services, finance, etc., focusing on promoting the online query of social security rights and benefits records, online payment and settlement of medical and drug purchases, online payment of insurance premiums, online certification of vocational qualifications, and online business scenarios such as the application of the vouchers for social security public **** services.

The e-social security card is an effective electronic voucher for the online application of social security card, which is one-to-one and uniquely mapped with the physical social security card, and is uniformly issued by the national social security card platform and uniformly managed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Like the physical social security card, the e-social security card is nationally unified and common throughout the country, and has the functions of identity voucher, information record, self-service query, medical insurance settlement, payment and entitlement collection, and financial payment.

Legal basis

Article 57 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) An employer shall, within thirty days from the date of its establishment and on the basis of its business license, certificate of registration, or seal of the employer, apply for registration of social insurance with the local social insurance agency. The social insurance agency shall examine and approve the application within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the application and issue the social insurance registration document.

If the employer's social insurance registration changes or the employer is terminated according to law, the employer shall, within thirty days from the date of change or termination, apply to the social insurance agency for change or cancellation of social insurance registration.

The market supervision and management department, the civil affairs department and the organization and establishment management organs shall promptly notify the social insurance agency of the establishment and termination of the employer, and the public security organs shall promptly notify the social insurance agency of births and deaths, as well as the registration, relocation, and cancellation of household registration of individuals.