The social security card needs to be activated before it can be used. There are two ways to activate social security cards, 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. Use social security card to directly enable social security function in designated medical insurance hospitals. 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. 2. When the insured uses the social security card for the first time in the designated medical insurance pharmacy, he can activate the social security card by inserting the original medical insurance card and then inserting the social security card as required.