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Membership

We encourage you to find the membership option that best suits you by reading below what each membership offers. Payment for membership will be done on an annual basis at a date to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Who Can Become a Member?

  • Individuals
  • Organizations
  • Associations
  • healthcare facilities
  • Local health departments
  • Federal or state agencies
  • Educational institutions
  • Businesses or corporations
  • Foundations

What Can I Do as a Member?

  • Shape North Dakota’s rural healthcare system with a statewide network of rural health professionals and interested stakeholders.
  • Become an effective voice for North Dakota’s rural healthcare system by driving NDRHA strategies.

Membership Benefits

  • Engage in current events at the state and national level through NDRHA publications:
    • NDRHA listserv
    • NDRHA e-newsletter
  • Help NDRHA address policy issues at the state and national level.
  • Receive a National Rural Health Association affiliate membership – includes receiving news alerts.

Membership Categories and Annual Dues

Organizational Membership
healthcare facilities (including hospitals, nursing homes, public health, mental health facilities, community centers, etc.), nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and other organizations.

  • Dues: Dues are based on the size of the organization's operating budget and divided into two categories: a) Operating budget less than $4 million = $250.00; b) Operating budget over $4 million = $500.00.
  • Voting: Each organization is entitled to four votes, with one vote through the designated representative as reflected on the membership books.

Individual Membership
Rural health advocates, consumers, community representatives, rural healthcare professionals, etc.

  • Dues: $50.00
  • Voting: Each individual member is entitled to one vote.

Student Membership
Active students enrolled in any health-related training program.

  • Dues: Free
  • Voting: This is a non-voting membership.

Questions?

Contact Kylie Nissen at kylie.nissen@cibolohealth.com.