A.     Membership in the Association is a privilege and is contingent on compliance with the requirements as specified in this  Bylaws.

Membership Categories

1.      Active Member:  Any professional nurse of Filipino heritage who has been granted a license to practice as a Nurse in

the United States. Such member is eligible to vote in election,

serves on committees, hold elected or appointed office and, upon appointment of the Executive Board , to serve as a delegate to any annual or specific meeting.

 2.      Associate Member: Any licensed professional nurse who is not of Filipino heritage shall  have all the privileges of members in the Association except to vote in elections, or hold any elected or appointed office. Such member may serve in a committee.

 3.      Honorary Member: A person to whom honorary membership is conferred by the Executive Board for distinguished service rendered or valuable assistance to the nursing profession and compatible with the purpose and objectives of the Association. Such member may serve as resource person in matters of relevance to his or her field of expertise but shall have no right to vote nor shall such member be qualified to serve as a delegate to the annual or other special meeting.

4.      Membership status and eligibility shall be determined from a verification of the information on the application form and shall be duly noted in the membership card and the roster.

Section 2.         Membership Dues

A.                 Annual membership dues in the Association shall be determined By the Executive Board.

B.                 Honorary members shall not be assessed any membership dues.

C.                 Membership dues shall be renewable annually by January 31^st.

Section 3.         Delinquency and Reimbursement

A.     Any members whose dues are not received on or before expiration of membership shall be removed from the membership roster and all privileges withdrawn.

B.     Reinstatement to full membership is effected by filing a new membership application and payment of current dues.

Section 4.         Ethical standard/Disqualification of member

A.                 Any member maybe removed from the membership roster by reason of; (1) violation of the Association rules of Conduct, and (2) any acts and/or omission detrimental to the purpose and objectives of the Association.

B.                 The Executive Board, by majority vote , may censure, suspend, or expel a member for cause provided after a due process hearing. An Ad-hoc grievance committee shall be created to evaluate and resolve issues. Grievance committee/Ad-hoc committee shall be appointed by the President.

C.                 Any member suspended or expelled maybe reinstated by a majority vote of the Executive Board after submitting a new membership application and paying current dues.