Updates of Form T2201 Federal Disability Tax Credit Certificate...

Описание: Updates of Form T2201 Federal Disability Tax Credit Certificate: New authority for Nurse Practitioners

Recorded October 24, 2017, 12-1 p.m. ET

In its 2017 budget the federal government added nurse practitioners (NPs) to the list of medical practitioners who can certify eligibility for the disability tax credit (DTC). NPs can now certify eligibility for all types of impairments within their scope of practice. In this DTC informational webinar you will learn: how patients can apply (a three-minute video) specific definitions and eligibility criteria which practitioners can certify each DTC category the role of medical practitioners where to find additional resources Throughout the webinar, you’ll be able to ask questions on any aspect of the DTC. We hope the information will help you inform your patients, both about the credit and about whether they might apply.

Presented by:
Anne-Marie Banville
Program officer in the disability programs section of the Canada Revenue Agency

Anne-Marie started her career at the Canada Revenue Agency in 2007 and joined disability programs in 2014. She’s responsible for communications, such as publications, surveys, and Web content related to the disability tax credit, and for developing informational materials. Anne-Marie sometimes holds public kiosk sessions to inform Canadians about the credit.

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Karen Dobson, RN, BScN.
Senior medical advisor for the Canada Revenue Agency

Since graduating from the University of Ottawa nursing program in 1987, Karen has spent over 20 years as a community health nurse, the past six years of which she specialized in palliative care. In 2008 she began working for the Canada Revenue Agency as a medical advisor and is currently a senior medical advisor for the disability tax credit section. Her main role is to provide education and support to tax centres and medical practitioners and to assist with complex eligibility decisions.

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Stephane Laplante, RN
Senior medical advisor for the Canada Revenue Agency

Stephane is a registered nurse who started at the Canada Revenue Agency disability tax credit section in 2011, initially as a medical adjudicator and now as a senior medical advisor. Over the previous 17 years, he worked in a variety of hospital rehabilitation programs.