Electronic social security card and entity social security card have the same legal effect. Even if you don't get a physical social security card, the insured can enjoy medical security services through the electronic social security card. Electronic social security cards can be used to query personal social security information, go to hospitals for medical treatment and settle medical insurance when purchasing medicines at designated pharmacies. If the insured person's medical insurance payment reaches a certain period, he can directly use the electronic social security card to settle in the pharmacy, but the drugs purchased should be within the scope of the basic medical insurance drug list. In addition, the electronic medical insurance certificate is issued by the national medical insurance information platform, and the insured can conduct medical insurance business, account inquiry and payment without a physical card.

Functions and application scenarios of social security cards;

1. medical insurance settlement: when you go to a designated medical institution for medical treatment, you can use the social security card for personal account payment and medical insurance settlement;

2. Purchasing drugs: When purchasing drugs at designated pharmacies, you can use social security cards as payment tools;

3. Employment services: Social security cards can be used for employment registration, unemployment registration and other services;

4. Pension collection: After reaching the statutory retirement age, you can receive a pension with a social security card;

5. Information inquiry: Cardholders can inquire personal social security information through social security cards, such as payment records, account balance, etc.

6. Public services: In some cities, social security cards also have public service functions such as bus cards and library cards.

To sum up, the electronic social security card has the same legal effect as the entity social security card, and the insured can enjoy medical security services through the electronic social security card, including inquiring personal social security information, seeking medical treatment, and settling accounts in pharmacies. In addition, the electronic medical insurance certificate can also facilitate the insured to handle medical insurance business, account inquiry and payment.

Legal basis:

Notice of the General Office of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on the comprehensive development of the application of electronic social security cards

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(1) Work objective: fully open the issuance, authentication and payment services of electronic social security cards, widely cover social security card holders, realize the coordinated use of physical social security cards and electronic social security cards, and form an online and offline integration, cross-regional full netcom and diversified social security card service ecosystem; Combined with the construction of a unified national social insurance service platform and intelligent employment service information platform, social services will be online and mobile, and online and offline services will be multi-purpose with one card and one network operation; Open social security card service capabilities and support more people's livelihood services.