qualified medical expenses

(A)The term “qualified medical expenses” means, with respect to an account holder, amounts paid by such holder for medical care (as defined in) for such individual, the spouse of such individual, and any dependent (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) of such individual, but only to the extent such amounts are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. Such term shall include an amount paid for medicine or a drug only if such medicine or drug is a prescribed drug (determined without regard to whether such drug is available without a prescription) or is insulin. (B) (i)Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment for insurance. (ii)Clause (i) shall not apply to any expense for coverage under— (I)a health plan during any period of continuation coverage required under any Federal law, (II)a qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined in), or (III)a health plan during a period in which the individual is receiving unemployment compensation under any Federal or State law. (C)Subparagraph (A) shall apply to an amount paid by an account holder for medical care of an individual who is not described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c)(1)(A) for the month in which the expense for such care is incurred only if no amount is contributed (other than a rollover contribution) to any Archer MSA of such account holder for the taxable year which includes such month. This subparagraph shall not apply to any expense for coverage described in subclause (I) or (III) of subparagraph (B)(ii).

Source

26 USC § 220(d)(2)(A)


Scoping language

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