qualified individual
Defined in 14 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
The term “qualified individual” means any qualified Hurricane Katrina individual, any qualified Hurricane Rita individual, and any qualified Hurricane Wilma individual.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 1400QInternal Revenue Code · Special rules for use of retirement funds · for purposes of this title
- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 1400SInternal Revenue Code · Additional tax relief provisions · in this section
For purposes of clause (i), the term “qualified individual” means—
(I) the taxpayer, if the taxpayer has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, and
(II) in the case of a joint return, the taxpayer’s spouse, if such spouse has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year.
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- 2025–present26 U.S.C. § 151Internal Revenue Code · Allowance of deductions for personal exemptions · under this section
For purposes of subsection (a), the term “qualified individual” means an individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a health plan or with coverage described in subsection (a)(1) and who meets the following conditions:
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- 2010–202642 U.S.C. § 300gg-8The Public Health and Welfare · Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials · in this section
For purposes of subsection (a), the term “qualified individual” means an individual who is a participant or beneficiary in a health plan or with coverage described in subsection (a)(1) and who meets the following conditions:
(1) The individual is eligible to participate in an approved clinical trial according to the trial protocol with respect to treatment of cancer or other life-threatening disease or condition.
(2) Either—
(A) the referring health care professional is a participating health care provider and has concluded that the individual’s participation in such trial would be appropriate based upon the individual meeting the conditions described in paragraph (1); or
(B) the participant or beneficiary provides medical and scientific information establishing that the individual’s participation in such trial would be appropriate based upon the individual meeting the conditions described in paragraph (1).
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- 2026–present42 U.S.C. § 300gg-8The Public Health and Welfare · Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified individual” means any individual—
(1) who has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, or
(2) who retired on disability before the close of the taxable year and who, when he retired, was permanently and totally disabled.
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- 2013–201826 U.S.C. § 22Internal Revenue Code · Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term "qualified individual" means any individual—
(1) who has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, or
(2) who retired on disability before the close of the taxable year and who, when he retired, was permanently and totally disabled.
For purposes of subsection (a)—
(1) In general
An individual's section 22 amount for the taxable year shall be the applicable initial amount determined under paragraph (2), reduced as provided in paragraph (3) and in subsection (d).
(2) Initial amount
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the initial amount shall be—
(i) $5,000 in the case of a single individual, or a joint return where only one spouse is a qualified individual,
(ii) $7,500 in the case of a joint return where both spouses are qualified individuals, or
(iii) $3,750 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return.
(B) Limitation in case of individuals who have not attained age 65
(i) In general
In the case of a qualified individual who has not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, except as provided in clause (ii), the initial amount shall not exceed the disability income for the taxable year.
(ii) Special rules in case of joint return
In the case of a joint return where both spouses are qualified individuals and at least one spouse has not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year—
(I) if both spouses have not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, the initial amount shall not exceed the sum of such spouses' disability income, or
(II) if one spouse has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, the initial amount shall not exceed the sum of $5,000 plus the disability income for the taxable year of the spouse who has not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year.
(iii) Disability income
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 22Internal Revenue Code · Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified individual” means an individual who is (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary)—
(A) an estrogen-deficient woman at clinical risk for osteoporosis;
(B) an individual with vertebral abnormalities;
(C) an individual receiving long-term glucocorticoid steroid therapy;
(D) an individual with primary hyperparathyroidism; or
(E) an individual being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of an approved osteoporosis drug therapy.
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- 1997–present42 U.S.C. § 1395XThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this subchapter
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified individual” means any individual, except an individual—
(A) who owns at least 1 percent in value of the outstanding stock of the qualified financial institution,
(B) who is an officer of the qualified financial institution,
(C) who is a sibling (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, ancestor, or lineal descendant of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B), or
(D) who otherwise is a related person (as defined in section 267(b)) with respect to an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 165Internal Revenue Code · Losses · in this section
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified individual” means an individual who is knowledgeable with regard to the management, conservation, or harvesting of the salmon and steelhead resources of the conservation areas.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 3311Conservation · Salmon and Steelhead Advisory Commission · in this subchapter
Qualified individuals appointed by the Secretary of Labor may hear and determine claims for benefits under part B or part C of title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 1 [30 U.S.C. 921 et seq., 931 et seq.] and under section 415 of such Act [30 U.S.C. 925]. For purposes of this section, the term "qualified individual" means such an individual, regardless of whether that individual is a hearing examiner appointed under section 3105 of title 5. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to imply that there is or is not in effect any authority for such individuals to hear and determine such claims under any provision of law other than this section.
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- 2002–present30 U.S.C. § 932AMineral Lands and Mining · Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits · in this section
Qualified individuals appointed by the Secretary of Labor may hear and determine claims for benefits under part C of title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 [30 U.S.C. 931 et seq.] and under section 415 of such Act [30 U.S.C. 925]. For purposes of this section, the term “qualified individual” means such an individual, regardless of whether that individual is a hearing examiner appointed under section 3105 of title 5. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to imply that there is or is not in effect any authority for such individuals to hear and determine such claims under any provision of law other than this section.
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- 1994–200230 U.S.C. § 932AMineral Lands and Mining · Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits · in this section
The term “qualified individual” has the meaning given the term “eligible individual” in section 1383(j) of this title.
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- 2021–present33 U.S.C. § 1302eNavigation and Navigable Waters · Connection to publicly owned treatment works · in this section
The term “qualified individual” means an individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires. For the purposes of this subchapter, consideration shall be given to the employer's judgment as to what functions of a job are essential, and if an employer has prepared a written description before advertising or interviewing applicants for the job, this description shall be considered evidence of the essential functions of the job.
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- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 12111The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “qualified individual” means an individual whose tax home is in a foreign country and who is—
(A) a citizen of the United States and establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he has been a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period which includes an entire taxable year, or
(B) a citizen or resident of the United States and who, during any period of 12 consecutive months, is present in a foreign country or countries during at least 330 full days in such period.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 911Internal Revenue Code · Citizens or residents of the United States living abroad · for purposes of this section
The term "qualified individual" means any individual—
(I) whose principal place of abode at any time during the incident period of any qualified disaster is located in the qualified disaster area with respect to such qualified disaster, and
(II) who has sustained an economic loss by reason of such qualified disaster.
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- 2022–present26 U.S.C. § 72Internal Revenue Code · Annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life insurance contracts · for purposes of this section
The term “qualified individual” means, with respect to an Exchange, an individual who—
(i) is seeking to enroll in a qualified health plan in the individual market offered through the Exchange; and
(ii) resides in the State that established the Exchange.
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- 2010–present42 U.S.C. § 18032The Public Health and Welfare · Consumer choice · in this title