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What is an eligible HSA expense?
Expenses are eligible only if they qualify as a medical expense tax credit under the Income Tax Act of Canada and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regulations.
Eligible expenses
Some examples of eligible expenses include:
- Premiums for your Extended Health Care, Dental Care and Vision Care benefits not paid by your employer
- Any remaining costs for eyeglasses after you use up your Vision Care benefit
- Any remaining costs for eligible dental expenses after you use up your Dental Care benefit
- Chiropractic treatments
- Laser eye surgery
- Acupuncture therapy
- Electrolysis (only amounts paid to a medical practitioner)
- Hydrotherapy (prescription required)
- A variety of medical devices
Ineligible expenses
Examples of specific items not eligible for reimbursement under an HSA include:
- Spa treatments
- Any herbs or vitamins
- Any courses or training, unless a medical practitioner certifies in writing that the expense is necessary
- Gym memberships, or health & fitness classes or memberships
- Elective cosmetic procedures, such as liposuction, teeth whitening, or hair replacement procedures
- Premiums for your Extended Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, or Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage
- Interest charges on eligible expenses
It is your responsibility to ensure that any expense you submit to your HSA is eligible for reimbursement as you may be audited by either the CRA or ASEBP. Please refer to the CRA website for their list of eligible and ineligible expenses. For more information, please refer to Canada Revenue Agency's web site:
For information about submitting an expense to your HSA, click the link below:
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