Reimbursable Expenses
Flexible Benefit Plan
This non-exhaustive list of expenses reimbursable by your Medical Flexible Spending Account is based on Internal Revenue Code 213(d). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about eligible expenses. *Important Update to Reimbursable Expenses Regulations effective 1/1/11 - please read!*
Reimbursable: |
Sometimes Reimbursable: |
Not Reimbursable: |
(These items may be reimbursable if accompanied by a note from a doctor recommending the item to treat a specific medical condition. Other special rules may apply) |
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| Acupuncture | Cord blood storage | Cosmetic surgery (unless restorative) |
| Acne treatment | Corrective/Support Devices (special mattress or board) | Finance charges |
| Ambulance | Fertility treatment | Imported drugs (Canada, Mexico) |
| Artificial limbs | Home improvements for medical conditions | Insurance premiums for individual policies |
| Artificial teeth | Massage therapy | Long term care expenses |
| Automobile modifications (hand controls, lifts, etc.) | Nutritionist | Marriage counseling |
| Birth control | Orthopedic/diabetic shoes | Missed appointment fees |
| Blood pressure monitor | Vitamins & nutritional supplements (only if recommended by a doctor for a specific medical condition) | Personal hygiene products |
| Braille books & magazines | Weight loss to treat existing disease | Spa fees |
| Care for mental handicap | Wigs | Shoes (mass-produced) |
| Chiropractors | Teeth whitening | |
| Christian Science practitioner | Toothbrushes | |
| Copays, deductibles, & coinsurance | Warranties | |
| Contact lenses & supplies | ||
| Contraception | ||
| Costs for physical/mental illness | ||
| Crutches | ||
| Deductible, all family members | ||
| Dentist fees (if not cosmetic: e.g., teeth whitening is a non-reimbursable expense) | ||
| Dentures | ||
| Diagnostic fees | ||
| Diagnostic devices | ||
| Drug & alcohol addiction treatment | ||
| Drug & medical supplies | ||
| Eyeglasses, incl. exam fee | ||
| Guide dog | ||
| Handicapped persons' schools | ||
| Hearing devices & batteries | ||
| Insulin | ||
| Laboratory fees | ||
| Laser eye surgery | ||
| Learning disability - special school fees | ||
| Obstetrical expenses (after services have been performed) | ||
| Operations (medically necessary) | ||
| Orthodontia (special rules apply) | ||
| Osteopath fees (licensed) | ||
| Over-the-counter medications intended to treat specific medical conditions | ||
| Oxygen | ||
| Physical therapy | ||
| Physician fees | ||
| Practical nurse fees | ||
| Prescribed medicine (if not cosmetic; hair-loss medications are not reimbursable) | ||
| Psychiatrist's care | ||
| Psychologist's fees | ||
| Routine physicals | ||
| Smoking cessation | ||
| Special communications equipment for the deaf | ||
| Special education for the blind | ||
| Surgical fees | ||
| Transportation expenses for medical service | ||
| Tubal ligation | ||
| Tuition at special school for the handicapped | ||
| Vasectomy | ||
| Wheelchair | ||
| X-rays |