HRA Administration for Small Business - HRA Plan Docs

The Legal Definition The Internal Revenue Code defines medical expenses in  26 U.S. Code § 213 : (d) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) The term “medical care” means amounts paid— (A) for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body, (B) for transportation primarily for and essential to medical care referred to in subparagraph (A), (C) for qualified long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c)), or (D) for insurance (including amounts paid as premiums under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, relating to supplementary medical insurance for the aged) covering medical care referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or for any qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) establishes guidelines for what types of medical expenses may be reimbursed tax-free through an HRA. These