MC Qu. 87 To qualify for a medical expense deduction... To qualify for a medical expense deduction as a taxpayer's dependent, a person must be a dependent either at the time the medical services were provided or at the time the expenses were paid. A person generally qualifies as a dependent for purposes of the medical expense deduction if the person: Multiple Choice Would qualify as a dependent except for the amount of gross income. 0 Was a foreign student staying briefly at taxpayer's home. O is an unmarried adult child of taxpayer's sibling. MC Qu. 87 To qualify for a medical expense deduction... To qualify for a medical expense deduction as a taxpayer's dependent, a person must be a dependent either at the time the medical services were provided or at the time the expenses were paid. A person generally qualifies as a dependent for purposes of the medical expense deduction if the person: Multiple Choice Would qualify as a dependent except for the amount of gross income. 0 Was a foreign student staying briefly at taxpayer's home. O is an unmarried adult child of taxpayer's sibling.