Oral Health Products Inclusion Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include over-the-counter oral healthcare products as qualified medical expenses which can be purchased with HSA and FSA funds.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oral Health Products Inclusion Act
This bill allows individuals to use funds in a flexible spending arrangement (FSA), health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), health savings account (HSA), or Archer medical savings account (Archer MSA) to pay for toothbrushes (manual or electric), water flossers, and oral health products.
Under current law, reimbursements from an FSA or HRA and tax-free distributions from an HSA or Archer MSA may be used to pay for the qualified medical expenses. Reimbursements from an FSA or HRA for nonmedical expenses generally are not allowed and distributions from an HSA or Archer MSA for nonmedical expenses generally are taxed as income and may be subject to an additional penalty.
Under the bill, the definition of qualified medical expenses is expanded to include toothbrushes (manual or electric), water flossers, and oral health products.
The bill defines an oral health product as an over-the-counter product that is (1) used for preventing or treating dental cavities, plaque, or gingivitis; (2) suitable for topical administration to the teeth or gums; and (3) generally recognized as safe and effective.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
- HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
- DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION
- PHILIPS HOLDING USA, INC.
- CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1219: Oral Health Products Inclusion Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1219/
"H.R. 1219: Oral Health Products Inclusion Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1219/.
H.R. 1219, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1219/.
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