NCHEA MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

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Full HEALTHCARE Member  Full Membership  in the Association is available to individuals who are actively employed  in or by healthcare related facilities (those that provide patient  care) located in North Carolina, and who have responsibility in  healthcare facility operations (i.e. facilities management, plant  engineering, design/construction, security, safety/fire safety, clinical  engineering, and telecommunications). Full Members may vote, hold  office, and serve on committees.  

Associate Member  Associate  Membership in the Association is available to individuals or  representatives that provide professional, technical, and consulting  services or sell products or services to Full Members, but whose  employers are not healthcare providers (those that do not provide  patient care). Qualifying members include, but are not limited to,  planners, consultants, architects, interior designers, consulting  engineers, manufacturers, vendors, and sellers of contracted services.  Retired individuals from healthcare facilities are eligible for  Associate Membership. Associate Membership in the Association is also  available to individuals (Risk Management, Infection Control,  Accreditation, etc.) who are actively employed in  or by healthcare related facilities (those that provide patient care)  located in North Carolina, and who do not meet the requirements for Full  Membership. Associate Members may not hold office, vote, or serve on  committees.  

Retired Member Full members in good standing with 5 years or more of full membership, who are fully retiring from the field of  heathcare facility management and if not working full or part time in a  healthcare facility function including administrative support or  consulting may after retirement be eligible for a nontransferable  lifetime retired membership status with no future membership dues.   Registration costs for Spring Seminars and Annual Conferences will be  waived for Retired Members.  Request for this type membership status  must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors, through the  Association President.  Retired members may vote and serve on  committees.  

Student Member Student Membership shall be available to full-time college students  taking course work related to any discipline represented by the  Association. Student members may not hold office, vote, or serve on  committees.