Do you have to get a new social security card when you turn 18?

No need to go back for a new one, but you need to do a file change. Generally speaking, after a student's 18th birthday, the insurance relationship will be terminated automatically, so he or she will not be able to enjoy the medical insurance treatment, and then he or she will need to re-apply. After 18 years of age, the insurance relationship will be terminated automatically. If the participant is still in school, he or she can provide proof of schooling and continue to participate in the insurance; while the participant of the children's health insurance (which has been merged into the inpatient health insurance) will need to re-examine and apply for renewal of his or her insurance when he or she reaches 18 years of age if he or she is attending a school in a different place.

The social health insurance card, referred to as the health insurance card or health insurance card, is a special card for the individual account of health insurance, using the personal ID card as the identification code, storing and recording the personal ID card number, name, gender, as well as detailed information such as the allocation of account funds, consumption and other information. The medical insurance card is organized by the local designated agent bank and is a kind of multi-functional debit card of the bank. The local health insurance department will entrust the bank to disburse the portion of the individual account fund to the insured employee's personal health insurance card at the end of the month after the insured unit pays its contribution.

Social security card, by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security unified planning, issued by the local labor security departments for the community, used in labor and social security business areas of integrated circuit card (IC card). For urban workers, unemployed and retired people issued by the social security (personal) card, issued for the employer called social security (employer) card. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has indicated that it will take about five years to make social security cards universally available with financial functions. The social security card adopts a unified national standard, and the social security number adopts a citizen's identity number in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law.

(I) Apply for a replacement card

1. If a social security card is damaged, mutilated and unrecognizable, or if the chip is damaged and cannot be read or written on the card-reading equipment, the card owner can go to the social security card center service center to apply for the replacement of the card with the damaged card, the ID card of the person and a copy of the card, and hand back the damaged card.

2. If the validity of a social security card expires or the basic identity information (including name, civil status number, gender, ethnicity and photo) changes, the cardholder can go to a social security card center service outlet with the card, his or her ID card and a copy of the ID card, and the hukou booklet and a copy of the hukou booklet, to apply for a replacement card.

(2) Receive a new card after 7 working days of card replacement procedures, the card owner with the card replacement voucher and the original identity document to the original processing point to receive a new card. The expiration date or basic identity information changes in the original card, the card owner back to the business processing point, and ultimately remitted to the social security card center service outlets unified destruction.

1. If you entrust another person to do the card replacement procedure on your behalf, you must also provide the original and photocopy of the identity document of the person on your behalf.

2. If a social insurance participant goes through the card replacement procedure due to a change in his/her basic identity information, he/she is also required to provide a copy of the "Confirmation Form of Change in Personal Data" issued by the social security agency.

3. During the period of card replacement, the procedures for handling relevant social affairs of individuals shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations of the relevant business departments.

4. Please take good care of the Guangzhou Social Security Card (including the Elderly Privilege Card). If the card is bent, perforated, obviously creased, or stained in a way that cannot be removed, it will be considered as man-made damage.

5. If you apply for replacement of the card within 1 year of receiving the card due to quality problems caused by non-man-made damage, the Social Security Card Management Center will replace the card free of charge; other costs for card replacement will be borne by the card owner.

Legal basis

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 4: Employers and individuals within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with the law, pay social insurance premiums, and shall have the right to inquire into the records of payment of premiums and individual rights and interests, and to request the social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consulting and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits in accordance with the law, and have the right to supervise the payment of contributions for them by their own units.

Article 5: The people's governments at or above the county level incorporate social insurance into national economic and social development planning.

The State raises funds for social insurance through multiple channels. The people's governments at or above the county level give necessary financial support to the social insurance cause.

The State supports social insurance through preferential tax policies.