Can I claim medical expenses that I paid for a parent that I did not claim as a dependent?

[j9fellows]

my parent is deceased but I paid her outstanding medical bills. can I deduct these?

[Bsch4477]

To claim those expenses you would have to be able t claim your parent as a dependent or paid more than half of their support. You can only deduct an amount greater than 7.5 percent of your AGI and if you itemize. 

[Mike9241]

there is an exception for your parent as to claiming as a dependent

You can include medical expenses you paid for an individual that would have been your dependent except that:
1. He or she received gross income of $4,300 or more in 2021;
2. He or she filed a joint return for 2021; or
3. You, or your spouse if filing jointly, could be claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2020 return.

thus it would seem the only test you have to meet is providing over 1/2 the parent's support