Membership Categories and Dues Structure

Eligibility for and Categories of Membership.
NCHICA membership is open to any healthcare provider, any person providing services to healthcare providers, any governmental entity, any educational or scientific research organization and any other nongovernmental entity serving the healthcare industry.

Corporate .   Corporations, partnerships, and other for-profit entities. (Dues are based on annual corporate revenues from healthcare-related business)  

	i	Revenues of $500,000,000+  Annual dues: $10,000
	ii	Revenues of $25,000,000 - $499,999,999  Annual dues: $5,000
	iii	Revenues of $5,000,000 - $24,999,999  Annual dues: $1,000
	iv	Revenues of $1,000,000 - $4,999,999  Annual dues: $500
	v	Revenues of less than $1,000,000  Annual dues: $250

Individual .   Individuals who wish to support NCHICA or who wish to be kept directly informed of NCHICA activities. Individuals in this membership category are non-voting members.  

	i	Individual not employed by an organization eligible for membership in any other category (i.e. retiree or not currently employed)  Annual dues: $250
	ii	Individual affiliated with and sponsored by a professional association that is a member of NCHICA  Annual dues: $95

Medical and Dental Practices .   Enterprises with physicians, dentists or other medically trained personnel that provide direct medical services and/or managed care services to patients  

	i	Professional organization/clinic with more than 25 physicians and/or other providers  Annual dues: $1,000
	ii	Practice or clinic with 11 - 24 physicians and/or other providers  Annual dues: $500
	iii	Practice or office with 10 or fewer physicians and/or other providers  Annual dues: $250

Nonprofit .   Nonprofit professional, charitable, scientific or educational organization that qualifies under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (not including Providers as defined above).  

	i	Gross revenues/budgets of $5,000,000+  Annual dues: $1,000
	ii	Gross revenues/budgets of $1,000,000 - $4,999,999  Annual dues: $500
	iii	Gross revenues/budgets of less than $1,000,000  Annual dues: $250

Provider .   (Other than physicians and dentists) Enterprises with medically trained personnel that provide direct medical services and/or managed care services to patients  

	i	Academic Medical Center and related teaching hospital(s) and clinic(s); or a hospital / hospital system with 401+ licensed beds, or; a managed care organization  Annual dues: $5,000
	ii	Hospital with 251 - 400 licensed beds  Annual dues: $1,000
	iii	Hospital with 100 - 250 licensed beds  Annual dues: $500
	iv	Hospital with fewer than 100 licensed beds  Annual dues: $250

Public Agency .   Federal, State, city, county agency or special governmental district (not including Providers as defined above)  

i

Annual dues: $250

Student .   Full-time student at an accredited institution of higher learning. Individuals in this membership category are non-voting members.  

i

Annual dues: $25

Other Categories. The Board of Directors may establish additional categories of membership.

Approved by the NCHICA Board of Directors on July 17, 2002.