I am familiar with and read and study pub. 969 and the instruction form for 8889 every year i do my own taxes (and receive my refund check) nowhere in both of them does it tell you what to mark in the self or family boxes if you failed to remain an eligible individual and did not have a HDHP HSA for 2013. It only gives you instructions on what box to mark if you're single or have dependents for the family option. but it sounds like from the responses I have to still mark the self box in part I if i did not remain eligible individual and did not have an HDHP HSA in 2013 to contribute to and in 2013 only took distributions from my leftover 2012 HDHP HSA for qualified medical expenses.