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IRS Code Section 213(d)

Meaning

IRS Code Section 213(d) precisely defines “medical care” for federal income tax deduction purposes. This legal framework specifies eligible health expenditures, encompassing costs for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and treatments affecting any bodily structure or function. It clarifies which health-related expenses, such as those for hormone therapy or specialized diagnostic testing, may be deductible.