Homecare for Seniors Act

Homecare for Seniors Act

This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care.

Qualified home care means a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient:

• assistance with eating,
• assistance with toileting,
• assistance with transferring,
• assistance with bathing,
• assistance with dressing,
• assistance with continence, and
• medication adherence.

The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.