THE FAMILIES FIRST

CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA)

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1 - December 31, 2020. To learn more about FFCRA please click the link below:

Link to information: FCRA

EXPANDED COVERAGE FOR

QUALIFIED FSA MEDICAL EXPENSES

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health FSAs, HRAs and HSAs needed a prescription to reimburse the costs of “over the counter” (OTC) medicine or drugs (except for insulin) on a tax-free basis. However, on March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law to address the COVID-19 crisis.

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the CARES Act allows OTC drugs, along with menstrual care products, to be treated as qualified medical expenses that may be paid for using these tax-advantaged arrangements. The updated listing of Eligible and Ineligible Expense can also be found at the link below:

2020 Reimbursable Health Care Expenses

This list is not meant to be all-inclusive as there may be other expenses that are eligible.

FYI

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