LD 256
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administrator shall notify the account holder of potential
federal income tax liability that may be associated with the
account.

 
3.__Payment of eligible medical expenses.__The account
administrator may use the funds in an account solely to pay
eligible medical expenses of the account holder and members of
the account holder's household that are not otherwise covered
under the account holder's existing medical coverage. Funds
held in an account may not be used to cover medical expenses
of the account holder or members of the account holder's
household that are otherwise covered, including, but not
limited to, medical expenses covered pursuant to an automobile
insurance policy, a workers' compensation insurance policy or
a self-insured plan.__If the account holder submits
appropriate documentation to the account administrator, the
account administrator may reimburse the account holder from
account funds for eligible medical expenses paid directly by
the account holder during the taxable year.

 
4.__Withdrawals for other purposes.__The account holder may
withdraw funds from the account for purposes other than those
expenses allowed under subsection 3 on the last business day
of

 
the calendar year without incurring a withdrawal penalty.__If
an account holder withdraws funds at any other time, other
than for those purposes allowed under subsection 3, the
account holder must pay a penalty equal to 10% of the amount
withdrawn.__The penalty must be paid to the Bureau of Revenue
Services at the time the account holder files an income tax
return under this Title for the taxable year in which the
funds were withdrawn.__The State Tax Assessor shall credit all
penalties received to the General Fund.

 
5.__Employer accounts.__Upon agreement between an employer
and an employee, an employer may:

 
A.__Contribute to the employee's individual medical
savings account;

 
B.__Make or continue to make contributions to the
employee's medical coverage; or

 
C.__Contribute to both the employee's individual medical
savings account and the employee's medical coverage.

 
6.__No limit.__In each taxable year, there is no limit to
the total deposits that may be made to an account by or on
behalf of an account holder.


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