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HIMAA Membership

Membership Advantages

Full Membership

Fellow Membership

Honorary Membership

Affiliate Membership

Life Membership

Student Free Membership

Organisational Membership

Membership Year

Membership Fees (2008 New Rates)

Conference/Symposium Discounts

Membership Application Procedure

Membership Renewal Form [PDF File]

Membership Change of Address Form

Transfer of Membership Category

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Membership Advantages

Membership of HIMAA is available in several categories - Full, Affiliate, Student, and Organisational.

As a Member, you will have:

1. Copies of the HIMAA e-newsletter e-mailed direct to your desktop. To keep you up to date with the latest information to help with your career as a HIM professional.

2. Opportunities to network with health information management professionals at local, state, national and international forums

3. Opportunities to develop and maintain competencies and standards in health information management via HIMAA's Professional Development Program.

4. The opportunity to participate in HIMAA's Professional Credentialling Scheme to enhance your standing as a HIM professional (Full and Affiliate Members only).

5. Access to specialist educational resources and publications

6. Automatic membership of HIMAA branches

7. Opportunities to participate in special interest groups such as Private Hospitals, Rural Health Information, Casemix, IT and Quality Management

8. Opportunities to participate at HIMAA Conferences

9. Advance information about conferences, seminars and workshops and other events

10. Preferential rates for attending conferences, seminars and workshops

11. Access to the Association’s refereed Health Information Management Journal, in online and hardcopy formats.

12. Enhanced career opportunities. Membership of the Health Information Management Association of Australia Ltd is a desirable selection criteria for some positions

13. Ability to post your availability for employment on the HIMAA WorkWeb pages at no cost.

14. Affiliation with associated organisations in the public and private sector across health, IT, performance management and evaluation.

Full Membership

Individuals who are graduates of accredited Australian health information management university programs are invited to apply for this category. Full members have voting rights in the association.

A discounted membership fee is offered to graduates who take up Full Membership within 12 months of graduating.

Fellow Membership

Full members who have practiced in health information management for a significant period and who have made an outstanding contribution to the profession. Selection to be by the Board and contingent on the member's maintenance of their professional standing.

Honorary Membership

Persons not otherwise eligible for membership of the association who, in the opinion of the Board, have made a significant contribution to health information management or rendered distinguished service to the health information profession.

Affiliate Membership

For those who are working in, involved in or affiliated with the health information management profession, or a related professional field, but who do not have qualifications enabling membership as a Full Member. Affiliate Members are eligible to vote at general meetings of HIMAA Ltd and State Branches, and may be elected/appointed to State Branch committee/sub-committee and national committees but are not eligible to be elected to the National Board.

Life Membership

Affiliates, Full Members or Fellows who, in the opinion of the Board, have made a significant contribution to health information management or rendered distinguished service to the health information management profession.

Concessional Membership Rate

A concessional membership rate is available for persons who, at the time of application and for the period of membership purchased, are otherwise eligible to be an Affiliate Member, Full Member or Fellow of the association but who are not in full-time or regular part-time employment, or have retired from the workforce on a permanent basis.

Applicants are required to lodge with their application/renewal, substantiaton of their eligibility for this category for the applicable subscription period.

HIMAA has offered an extension of the advanced purchase discount scheme to concessional membership rate, previously these members could only purchase their HIMAA membership on an annual basis.

Student Membership

As at 1 July 2007 Students of Health Information Management programs at the following institutions:

The University of Sydney
Queensland University of Technology
La Trobe University, and
Curtin University

are eligible for free student membership of HIMAA for the duration of their course and for 6 months after graduation with the existing discounted Full Member rate applying for the following 12 months. Any student, regardless of status (part-time or full-time) who is studying at HIMAA accredited course is eligible for free membership.

Student members may opt to pay a student subscriber rate to receive the HIMJ in hardcopy format in addition to having free access to the HIMJ online. Current subscription paying student members will continue to receive the hardcopy HIMJ until their membership is due for renewal, at which time they can choose to continue/ discontinue their subsription.

Student members who do not elect to pay the student subscriber rate ONLY receive access to the HIMJ online version.

Voting rights and eligibility for committees are as for Affiliate Members (See above).

Click Here for Student Free Membership Leaflet.

Organisational Membership

Any organisation which proves to the satisfaction of the Board that:
- Its objectives are compatible with those of the association, and
- It is involved in or affiliated with the health information management field or a related        professional field.

Organisational membership provides access to a rich source of information for nominated employees within your organization, plus other benefits.

The following rates (AUD$) apply for Organisational Membership:

                                         Australia Rate                       Overseas Rate

1-10 nominated employees        $1,750                                $1,460
11-20 nominated employees       $3,265                                $2,715
21-30 nominated employees       $4,550                                $3,753
31-40 nominated employees       $5,600                                $4,670

All prices are inclusive of GST (Australia only) and journal postage.

Benefits of Organisational Membership are:

1. All nominated employees receive online access to the journal, monthly eNewsletters and eAlerts.
2. Print copies of the journal are provided to your organization on the following basis:

1-10 nominated employees - 5 copies
11-20 nominated employees - 10 copies
21-30 nominated employees - 15 copies
31-40 nominated employees - 20 copies

Should the company/organisation wish to purchase additional subscriptions to the print journal (over and above the entitlements), these may be purchased for AUD$90 per nominated employee per 12 month subscription.

3. The number of nominated employees eligible to receive advertised HIMAA member discounts for each conference/symposium is as follows:

1-10 nominated employees - 5
11-20 nominated employees - 10
21-30 nominated employees - 15
31-40 nominated employees -30

4. The company/organisation receives unlimited free WorkWeb advertisements.

Important Note:

It should be noted that individual HIMAA members' rights/privileges (principally voting rights at state & national levels, eligibility to stand for election at state & national levels, and membership subscription discounts accuring from continuity of membership) are not preserved under Organisational Membership. That is, if an existing HIMAA member allows their individual membership to lapse because they are receiving the benefits associated with the company's or organisation's Organisational Membership then they lose the above rights/privileges of a HIMAA member.

General Membership Information

Membership Year
The membership year is for the 12 months from the date of full payment of membership fee. The membership date is defined as the anniversary date on which full payment is received by HIMAA Membership Services. The completion and submission of a membership application form does not, without payment, constitute membership.

Membership Fee Schedule 2008/2009 (Revised as at 1 January 2008)

Membership Category	Australian Rate (Incl. GST)	Overseas Rate (AUD$)
New Graduate Member	$135.00	$146.00	*(Lodge a verified copy of HIM degree or transcripts indicating graduate status)
Full Member*	$270.00	$268.00	*(Graduate of accredited Australian HIM university programs)
Affiliate Member*	$198.00	$193.00	*(A change of name from Associate to Affiliate Member (there is no change to the eligibility criteria)
Student Individual Subscriber*	$100.00	$108.00	Only student members who opt to pay at this rate would receive the HIMJ in hardcopy format and also access to online version. *(Lodge a copy of the university enrolment form substantiating eligibility)
Organisational Member*	$1,750.00	$1,460.00	*(Allow 1-10 nominated employees only)
Certificate Re-issue Fee	$33.00	$30.00

Discounts for the Advance Purchase of Membership

Discounts on membership fees for Full, Affiliate, Concessional and Organisational Members per
the following table:

Continuous Membership History	2 years Advance Purchase	3 years Advance Purchase
0-4 yrs membership	10% discount	15% discount
5-9 yrs membership	12% discount	20% discount
10+ yrs membership	15% discount	25% discount

Credit Card Payment Policy

A surcharge applies to all credit card transactions. We only accept Mastercard, Bankcard and Visa cards. Call (02) 9887 5001 to pay by MasterCard, Bankcard or Visa. Minimum payment $10.00. Maximum payment $2,000.00. The following surcharges will apply:

Category	Aust Rate	C Card Levy	Overseas Rate (AUD $)	C Card Levy
Affiliate Member	$198.00	$4.00	$193.00	$4.00
Full Member	$270.00	$5.50	$268.00	$5.50
Organisational Member	$1750.00	$35.00	$1460.00	$30.00
Student Subscriber	$100.00	$2.00	$108.00	$2.20
New Graduate	$135.00	$3.00	$146.00	$3.50

Conference/Symposium Discounts

Current financial members who recruit new Full, Affiliate or Organisational members to HIMAA are eligible to receive a discount of $20 per new member off their registration to the next HIMAA Conference or Symposium.

HIMAA Membership Application forms now contain a section for new members to fill in the name of the person who introduced them to HIMAA. Financial HIMAA members who introduce a new member to HIMAA will be credited with a $20 discount, per new member, off their registration fee to the next national conference/ symposium.

The discount only becomes valid when the new member pays their subscription.

Discount credits are not transferable and lapse at the time of the next HIMAA national conference or symposium after the discount is credited.

Application Procedure

1. Download the appropriate application form (Select the appropriate application form from those below)

Membership Application form (Full, Affiliate, & New Graduate members) (Word file)
2008 Free Student Membership Application form (PDF file)
Organisational Membership application form (MS Word file )

2. After completion of the application form, please check that you have:

Provided a proposer and seconder
Supplied the necessary substantiation documentation (see below)
Signed and dated the form

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN PAYMENT WITH YOUR APPLICATION FORM. YOU WILL BE INVOICED THE CORRECT AMOUNT AFTER APPROVAL.

3. Fax or post the completed form to:

HIMAA Ltd.
Locked Bag 2045
NORTH RYDE NSW 1670
Fax: + 61 2 9887 5895

4. HIMAA will confirm the receipt of your application, and an invitation to proceed with membership will be mailed within 21 days (along with an invoice and receipt).

Transfer of Membership Category

Members wishing to transfer their membership category need to complete and lodge the relevant application form.

SUBSTANTIATION REQUIREMENTS:

Student to Full and Affiliate to Full – Please lodge a verified copy of your complete transcripts indicating graduate status and/or testamur from a HIMAA endorsed HIM Degree.

Affiliate to Student – Please lodge a copy of your full time student enrolment confirmation issued by the University – Note that only students of an endorsed HIM qualifying degree program are eligible for the Student Membership category.

The Executive Officer is authorised to review the application for change of membership status, documentation and approve or decline applications on behalf of the HIMAA National Board.

More Information

Please contact:

Membership Officer
HIMAA Ltd
Locked Bag 2045
NORTH RYDE NSW 1670
AUSTRALIA

Tel: +61 2 9887 5001
Fax: + 61 2 9887 5895
e-mail: himaa@himaa.org.au