To be eligible as an active member, a person must be a full-time employee (30 hours minimum per week) who serves in a managerial capacity in a medical group practice, ambulatory health care organization, or multi-unit health care system that consists of one or more full-time equivalent licensed doctors of medicine engaged in the practice of medicine as a legally recognized entity, sharing business management, facilities, records and personnel, located within the boundaries of the State of Washington.
Managerial capacity involves responsibility for planning, organizing,
directing, controlling and decision-making through multiple functional
managerial responsibilities, including but not limited to personnel, physical
facilities, patient processing, and accounting, data processing and external
relations. The manager should have the authority to act independently
within basic policies established by a governing body or authority. An
active member is entitled to all WSMGMA membership services, including
the right to vote on all matters and to serve as an officer or trustee
of the WSMGMA.
Affiliate Members (Out-of-State)
To be eligible as an affiliate member, a person must meet the same eligibility
requirements as an active member, except that the employing medical group
practice is outside the state of Washington. An affiliate member is entitled
to all WSMGMA membership services, except the right to vote and the right
to serve as an officer or trustee of the WSMGMA.
Transitional Members
A transitional member is a WSMGMA member who becomes unemployed and remains unemployed from group practice administration, who has been an active member for at least six months, is in good standing with the association at the time the unemployment occurs, whose unemployment is not the result of illegal activities on the part of the members, and does not engage in the business of selling services, goods or supplies to medical group practices.
Transitional members have the right to attend state conferences at the
same registration fee as active members. Transitional members receive
all other benefits afforded to active members of the organization; however,
they are not eligible to vote or hold office. Transitional members pay
the same dues to the organization as active members. A transitional member
is eligible to renew his/her membership once for a one-year period after
the expiration of their active membership. Upon reemployment in group
practice administration, the transitional member must notify the WSMGMA
Membership Chairperson of his or her employment and must immediately reapply
for membership to the appropriate membership classification. Upon employment
outside of group practice administration, the transitional member must
notify the WSMGMA Membership Chairperson of his or her employment and
the transitional membership will terminate immediately.
Student Members
WSMGMA offers a student membership to those individuals regularly enrolled
as full-time students in an accredited, degree health care administration
program. Student members are entitled to all association membership services
except the right to vote and the right to serve as an officer or trustee
of the association.