Can One Use an HSA to Pay For Monitoring?

[K. Everly, BSN, RN]

Can one use their HSA to pay for monitoring or BON probation costs as imposed by the state board or monitoring program? Costs I am thinking of would be drug testing, possible evaluations etc? I'm in MI, if that matters. 

I sit for my NCLEX-RN in June and think it is possible I will be called in front of the board and may be required to either enter my state monitoring program, or board probation. Legally I'm all squared away and gotten myself in the best position possible for when I go before them, but we all know that comes with no guarantees when we are talking a criminal hx one cannot change. 

I have the option to max out my HSA at work and I'm considering doing it, especially if I can use it for costs that may be associated with future monitoring. However, if it's not possible I really need to save my money and not get it tied up in an HSA account. 

[Big Blondie, ASN, BSN, MSN, APRN]

Yes you can for drug screens, counseling and treatment

[K. Everly, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, Big Blondie said:

Yes you can for drug screens, counseling and treatment

Thank you! Do you happen to know if that is state specific or across the board, they can’t deny you from using it? 
 

I learned the hard way to be worried about this stuff because the only IOP places my court allowed me to use were cash only, no health insurance insurance or even credit card, certainly not HSA.