Designated Medical Practitioner Handbook

Appendix XV: Sample Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) eligibility documents

The name of the IFHP eligibility document can be either “The Refugee Protection Claimant Document” or “The Interim Federal Health Certificate of Eligibility.” In addition to an IFHP eligibility document, those IFHP recipients, who have been referred for a repeat immigration medical examination (IME), must present the IMM 1017 Medical Report referral form.

The eligibility paragraph appears in the body of the text of an IFHP eligibility document which is followed by the recipient’s signature. The IFHP initial coverage expiry date is indicated in the eligibility paragraph. The recipients are advised of their responsibility to renew their coverage before the expiry date and annually thereafter, as required.

IMPORTANT: Do not refer to the date in the “Valid Until” section in the upper right corner of the document to determine IFH coverage.

The Refugee Protection Claimant Document (RPCD), in the “Valid until” date field, shows the date of expiration of the Document and not of the IFHP coverage. The Interim Federal Health Certificate of Eligibility (IFHC) does not show a “Valid until” date. However, in both RPCD and IFHC the date of the IFHP coverage expiration is shown in the body of the text which is followed by the recipient’s signature.

Interim Federal Health Certificate of Eligibility (IFHC)

Refugee Protection Claimant Document (RPCD)

IMM 1017 Medical Report form with an OPM stamp

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