The electronic 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 credentials, information records, self-service inquiries, medical insurance settlement, payment and entitlement collection, and financial payment. On April 22, 2018, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) issued the first nationally unified e-social security card at the first Digital China Construction Achievement Exhibition held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. On June 26, 2019, the person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Social Security Center responded that Beijing is actively promoting the application of e-social security card, and is expected to carry out pilot projects within the year, and the public will get more convenience after the application of e-social security card.
Legal basis:
The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 2 The state establishes a social insurance system for basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance, and guarantees the right of citizens to obtain material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and childbirth.
Article 26 The standards of treatment for basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the State.
Article 28 Medical expenses that conform to the basic medical insurance drug catalog, diagnostic and treatment items, standards of medical service facilities, as well as those for emergencies and salvages, shall be paid out of the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with the state regulations.
Derivative questions:
How is hospitalization reimbursed for low-income households? The process of reimbursement of hospitalization treatment costs for low-income households is as follows: low-income households hospitalized need to bring the following information to the relevant departments of the local social security center for reimbursement: 1, the applicant's original ID card or social security card and a copy; 2, a copy of the applicant's hukou book; 3, a copy of the low-income insurance, low-income card; 4, the original list of hospitalization expenses; 5, the original of the outpatient medical records, examination, test results report card and other medical information. If the information is complete and meets the requirements after examination by the relevant departments, it can be processed instantly. According to the relevant provisions of the law can be seen, in line with the basic medical insurance drug catalog, diagnostic and treatment items, medical service facility standards and emergency, rescue medical costs, in accordance with national regulations from the basic medical insurance fund.