TN 29 (12-12)

RS 01402.095 Medical and Hospital Expenses

CITATIONS:

Social Security Act, Sections 209(a)(2)(B), 209(a)(3)

A. Expenses paid under a plan

Payments by an employer or a third party for medical and hospital expenses because of sickness or disability of the employee and dependents are not wages when paid under a plan or system.

Employer payments for insurance, annuities, or payments into a fund, which would then pay for medical and hospital expenses, are not wages when paid under the plan or system.

B. Expenses not paid under a plan

Payments for expenses not paid under a plan are wages when paid during the first six months following the month the employee last worked. Payments for expenses after six months are not wages.


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RS 01402.095 - Medical and Hospital Expenses - 12/12/2012
Batch run: 07/03/2014
Rev:12/12/2012