2017 Tennessee Code
Title 67 - Taxes and Licenses
Chapter 10 - Health Savings Account Act
§ 67-10-105. Withdrawal of money from health savings account.

Universal Citation: TN Code § 67-10-105 (2017)
  • (a) Notwithstanding subsections (c), (d), (e), or (f), an eligible individual may withdraw money from the individual's health savings account for any purpose other than a purpose described in § 67-10-104.
  • (b) Subject to subsection (c), if the eligible individual withdraws money for any purpose other than a purpose described in § 67-10-104 at any other time, then such amounts shall be treated as otherwise provided by applicable law.
  • (c) The amount of disbursement of any assets of a health savings account pursuant to a filing for bankruptcy protection under title 11 of the United States Code, compiled in 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., by an eligible individual or person for whose benefit the account was established is not considered a withdrawal for purposes of this section. The amount of a disbursement is not subject to taxation under chapter 2 of this title.
  • (d) The transfer of an eligible individual's interest in a health savings account to an eligible individual's spouse or former spouse under a divorce or separation instrument shall not be considered a taxable transfer made by the eligible individual, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and the interest shall, after the transfer, be treated as a health savings account with respect to which the spouse is the eligible individual.
  • (e) Upon the death of the eligible individual, the trustee or custodian shall distribute the principal and accumulated interest of the health savings account to the estate of the deceased.
  • (f) If an employee becomes employed with a different employer that participates in a health savings account program, the employee may transfer the employee's health savings account to that new employer's trustee or custodian, or to an individually purchased account program.
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