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How the debit card works with multiple health and benefit accounts

Your Bank of America Health and Benefit Visa® debit card¹ is a smart card. This means that if you have multiple accounts the funds will be drawn from the appropriate account based upon the type of expense incurred. See the below examples to understand how this works.

Example: Limited Purpose Flexible Spending (LPFSA) + Health Spending Account (HSA)

From left to right they are: a toothbrush, glasses, an arrow pointing to the right, an icon representing a limited purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) and a debit card. Between the LPFSA icon and the debit card icon, there is an arched arrow pointing from the LPFSA icon to the debit card icon, which indicates funds being taken out of the LPFSA to pay for vision and dental.

When paying for vision or dental expenses using your debit card, funds are first taken out of your LPFSA.

From left to right they are: An icon representing a limited purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA), an arrow pointing to the right, an icon representing a health savings account (HSA) and a debit card. The LPFSA icon appears faded, indicating that funds in the LPFSA are depleted. Between the HSA icon and the debit card icon, there is an arched arrow pointing from the HSA icon to the debit card icon, which indicates funds being taken out of the HSA to pay for expenses once funds in the LPFSA are depleted.

Once funds in your LPFSA are depleted your HSA dollars will be used.

Example: Health Flexible spending Account (FSA) + Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)

From left to right they are: An icon with a cross and shield representing qualified health expenses, an arrow pointing to the right, an icon representing a flexible spending account (FSA) and a debit card. Between the FSA icon and the debit card icon, there is an arched arrow pointing from the FSA icon to the debit card icon, which indicates funds being taken out of an FSA to pay for qualified health expenses.

When paying for qualified health care expense using debit card, funds are first taken out of your health FSA.

From left to right they are: An icon representing a flexible spending account (FSA), an arrow pointing to the right, an icon representing a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and a debit card. The FSA icon appears faded, indicating that funds in the FSA are depleted. Between the HRA icon and the debit card icon, there is an arched arrow pointing from the HRA icon to the debit card icon, which indicates HRA funds being used to pay for expenses once funds in the FSA are depleted.

Once funds in your FSA are depleted your money in your HRA will be used.

If you have an FSA, please be aware of the rules and deadlines for paying for qualified health care expenses using your FSA. You cannot use your Bank of America Health Account Visa® debit card to pay for expenses incurred in the previous year. Learn more about grace period, carryover and run-out.

¹This Health and Benefit debit card program is issued by Bank of America, N.A. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.

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