HBMA Dues Structure

HBMA has seven classifications of Membership:

Principal Member

Principal Member (third party) companies are defined as any proprietorship or corporation in the business of producing and submitting initial claims or invoices for payment. They are eligible to apply for membership in this Association. The Principal Member shall designate one person as its representative to the Association and Membership shall be held in the name in which the member is doing business by a particular ownership, and shall not be transferable. A biller is not an employee of the creditor, but is a Third Party, with the first party being the creditor and the second party being the patient, customer, or client. Applicants must provide evidence of at least two references from current customers for whom they have done billing, that they do business according to the laws in their state, and operate from an established office. The Principal Member shall agree to abide by the Code of Ethics and rules and regulations of the Association.

First Party Biller Affiliate

First Party Biller Affiliate Members shall consist of certain parties that currently and actively produce and submit initial health care claims or invoices solely for payment on behalf of the First Party Biller Affiliate Member’s own organization, as determined by the HBMA Board of Directors or its designee in its sole discretion. Applicants for First Party Biller Affiliate Member must provide a reference from a senior representative of the organization for which the applicant provides first party billing services describing the relationship between the applicant and the organization and the structure of the organization and its affiliates, all satisfactory to the Membership Committee of the Corporation in its sole discretion. It is the intention of the Corporation that First Party Biller Membership will be available only for employees or full-time contractors who provide services solely for one provider of medical services (such as a physician office) or for one affiliated group of medical services providers (such as a health care system). Only one First Party Biller Affiliate Membership shall be permitted for each provider of medical services or for each affiliated group of medical services providers. The First Party Biller Affiliate Member, if not a single individual, shall designate one person as its representative to the Corporation who shall have the right and obligation to vote, consent and otherwise exercise all First Party Biller Affiliate Membership rights and obligations on behalf of the first Party Biller Affiliate Member, which Member shall be bound by such acts. First Party Biller Affiliate Membership shall be held in the name of the first party medical services provider or affiliated group of medical services providers for which the First Party Biller Affiliate Member provides services and shall not be transferable. The First Party Biller Affiliate Member shall agree to abide by the Code of Ethics and rules and regulations of the Association.

The membership dues for a principal and First Party Affiliate Membership are based on the number of full time equivalent staff members supporting the billing and related operations of the respective companies, whether directly employed or contracted.

1 to 5 employees	$495
6 to 15 employees	$675
16 to 30 employees	$845
31 to 60 employees	$1010
61 to 90 employees	$1180
91+ employees	$1460

Affiliate Member - $1010

Affiliate Membership category is restricted to parties that currently and actively provide specific professional services to third party medical billing companies. Attorneys, accountants and billing/business consultants, who possess particular knowledge and expertise in the area of third party billing and healthcare management, are eligible for this membership category. Application to this membership category must be approved by HBMA and the applicant must agree to abide by the HBMA Code of Ethics and rules and regulations of the Association.

Satellite Office Member - $280

Satellite Office Member shall include one designated person from a satellite office of the Principal Member of HBMA. Upon payment of the satellite member's dues, the membership shall run concurrently with the voting member. Where a Principal Member has more than one address that is wishes to be listed and receive newsletters, e-mails and broadcast faxes, those addresses shall qualify for Non-Voting Satellite Membership and pay dues as determined by the Board of Directors of HBMA. By continuing with the requirements of the respective program or certification any member therefore owns the rights to that program or certificate.

Associate Member - $170

Associate Member shall include full time employees of a full voting member of the corporation. Associate members may join the Association at the reduced membership fee to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Vendor Affiliate - $1010

A Vendor Affiliate Member shall include companies that supply products and services to the third party medical billing industry. This membership class shall be listed separately within the HBMA membership database and all members shall be included in the HBMA Marketplace on the HBMA Website. The Vendor Affiliate Member shall also be entitled to use all HBMA member marketing and communications programs.

Honorary Member - $0

Honorary Members shall include any individual or individuals based on such criteria, and with such voting rights, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Honorary Membership in the Association may be conferred upon an active member in recognition of past contributions to the field of third party billing and management and/or the endeavors of HBMA.