The medical insurance card cannot be used in different places. If the insured needs medical treatment in different places, he needs to go through medical insurance procedures in different places so as to go to designated hospitals in different places for medical treatment. Medical expenses are paid by individuals first, and then reimbursed according to regulations at the place where the medical insurance card is paid.

Legal basis: the direct settlement procedure of inter-provincial hospitalization medical expenses of basic medical insurance.

Article 12 Retirees resettled in different places, long-term residents in different places and permanent residents in different places shall choose designated medical institutions for medical treatment within the scope of designated medical institutions across provinces when going through the formalities for medical treatment in different places.

Article 13 When going through the formalities for filing medical treatment in different places, the off-site referral personnel shall, in accordance with the provisions of the insured place, determine the designated medical institutions for referral within the designated medical institutions across provinces.