Membership FAQs

Organizational Membership: Open to any non-profit or public health center that provides primary care services, governed by a representative consumer-directed Board of Directors and that shares the mission and goals of NACHC.

Associate Membership: Open to organizations that support the purposes of NACHC and that are not eligible for Organizational Membership.

HCCNetwork Membership: Open to any health center controlled network entity that supports the mission of NACHC.

Corporate Membership: Open to for-profit organizations that provide services or products to primary health care programs, and support the mission and goals of NACHC.

Individual Membership: Open to individuals who support the mission of and goals of NACHC.

Dues are determined as follows:

Organizational Membership dues are calculated based on 90% of a health center’s total annual budget as listed on Table 8A: Financial Costs of the Uniform Data System (UDS) Report. Beginning January 2025, dues rates shift to a revised sliding scale with flat-rate tiers designed to restore the intent of NACHC’s sliding-scale approach to improve equity and inclusivity. Learn more here.

Corporate: $7,500 per year

Associate: $750 per year

Basic Individual Membership: $30 per year

Full Lifetime Membership: $325 one-time

College Health Professionals: FREE

Please allow five to seven business days for your application and payment to be processed.

You will receive your New Member Welcome Packet approximately two to three weeks after your application has been processed.

You will receive three complimentary Basic Individual Memberships for your leadership and staff.  However, we encourage staff members to join as individual members. Learn more about Individual Membership.

Staff and board members are eligible to serve on NACHC committees, subcommittees and task forces. In addition, our national awards program recognizes health center staff and Board members for exemplary performance achievement.*

*Individual Membership is required.

Yes, membership dues are tax-deductible.

You can renew your membership online. Call us if you need assistance at 301/347-0400.

You will not have access to your NACHC member benefits. Renew your membership online or contact us at 301/347-0400.

You can manage your account online.  Call us if you need assistance at 301/347-0400.

Federally-supported health centers and/or programs: NACHC uses data as reported by the center to the Bureau of Primary Health Care UDS system for the most completed reporting period at the time of billing, usually April or May of each year.

Non-federally supported organizations: NACHC uses information as reported in the most recent audited financial statements.

NACHC’s membership year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Your membership dues will be pro-rated to bring it into NACHC’s membership year.

New organizational members who join at a time other than at the beginning of NACHC’s fiscal year are billed for 12 months from the time they join. Membership dues are then pro-rated into the second year.

For example: If a health center joins NACHC in February 2017, it is billed from March 2017 through February 2018. The center’s dues are then pro-rated for four months (March 2018 through June 2018) to bring it into NACHC’s membership year.

Yes. Organizational Member dues may be paid in annual, semi-annual, or quarterly installments. Membership dues can be paid on the first day of the new billing period. For annual installments, dues are payable on July 1.  For semi-annual installments, dues can be payable on July 1 and January 1. For quarterly installments, dues are payable on July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.

Membership renewal statements for the new fiscal year are mailed in either April or May.

You can access MyNACHC online at mylearning.nachc.com. Log in using your NACHC username and password.

You can update any changes to your information online or call us at 301/347-0400.

You can receive credits online via the MyNACHC Learning Center (MyNACHC) at mylearning.nachc.com.  In addition, by attending NACHC’s conferences, participants can also qualify for continuing education units.

You will receive a unique username and password.  Usually the senior leadership staff, including the chief executive officer, executive director is able to access your organization’s account. In addition, you are able to add delegates to access your account online.