How to obtain elderly health certification

The elderly health certification we often refer to is actually the qualification certification for pension benefits. Now in most areas, the fastest way is to scan your face online for verification. Hold your phone and look at the camera and do a few simple actions. If it is quick, it can be completed in half a minute, without going to an offline branch at all.

Don’t be intimidated by the word “health” in the name. It does not require you to submit a physical examination report or pass some health threshold. The essence is that the social security department regularly confirms that the elderly receiving benefits are still alive to avoid fraudulent claims of pensions. A while ago, I helped the 72-year-old Aunt Wang who lives downstairs to get it. She used a mobile phone for the elderly that can only make calls. I used my mobile phone to log in to the local social security official account, found the entrance to the benefits qualification certification, entered her ID number, and asked her to look up at the camera and blink. In less than 20 seconds, it said that the certification was successful. She thought she had to rush to the community to queue for half an hour, but when she found out that it was done, she said it was very convenient to do things now.

Of course, not all elderly people can take advantage of online conveniences. Some elderly people's facial features have changed greatly as they age, and they have cataracts or are paralyzed in bed and cannot coordinate movements. They always fail to scan their faces. Some elderly people living alone can't even use smartphones and can't find young people to help. This situation is actually difficult. Don’t worry, now communities all over the country basically have corresponding safety plans. Either they conduct on-site certification during events such as quarterly free clinics and senior tea parties, or grid workers regularly come to check on elderly people with limited mobility. Just call the community in advance and let the elderly run away.

In the past two years, many places have also launched big data silent authentication, which is to compare the elderly's medical insurance visits, bus travel, and household registration update data in the background. As long as the person can be confirmed to be alive, the authentication will be automatically completed, even without having to scan the face. This is originally a good thing to reduce the burden, but in fact there are different voices. Some elderly people are worried about whether their privacy will be leaked if their travel and medical data are collected across departments. Some family members have also mentioned that the elderly at home usually do not like to go out, and they cannot apply for medical insurance a few times throughout the year. Last year, because they were not covered by silent certification, the pension was stopped for almost a month before they found out. In the end, they had to go to the social security hall to get the certification, which was even more troublesome.

If you are really not sure whether your elderly family member has completed the certification for the current year, you can directly call the 12333 social security hotline and report your ID number to check. Don’t worry about waiting for the pension to be stopped.