Join CoAND

There are several different annual membership categories:

Please email with questions or for information regarding membership and donations.

To apply for membership please complete a Membership Form and mail with your payment to the CoAND Treasurer.

Video

Colorado ND's and families on a hut trip 2/2010

Annual Full Membership

A regular member shall be a naturopathic doctor who meets both of the following criteria:

• S/He shall be a graduate of a college of naturopathic medicine recognized by the AANP or the CNME;

AND s/he shall have passed the AANP recognized national medical licensing exam. In the case where a college no longer exists and therefore is not eligible for review by the CNME, alumni of the college may apply to the AANP Board of Directors or the Federation of Naturopathic Medical Licensing Boards for evaluation/recognition of their educational program. The AANP will approve colleges which have been recognized by a state for purposes of licensure. Recognition of such colleges for purposes related to membership eligibility, where such college is not recognized by the CNME, in no way speaks to a graduate's qualifications to practice naturopathic medicine, nor to their qualifications for licensure as a doctor.

• S/He shall hold a license as a naturopathic doctor in the State of Colorado , or if no such license is currently available in the State of Colorado , s/he shall hold a valid license from a State or jurisdiction whose license is acceptable to the AANP.

Associate Membership

An associate member shall meet one of the following criteria:

• S/He shall be a naturopathic doctor who is a graduate of a naturopathic medical college recognized by the AANP or the CNME.

• S/He shall be a naturopathic doctor holding a current license from a State or jurisdiction whose license is acceptable to the AANP.

• S/He shall be a naturopathic doctor substantially retired from a practice of naturopathic medicine which provided their primary source of livelihood for a period of five or more years.

• Other individuals who believe in the principles of, and wish to forward the interest of naturopathic medicine as defined in these Bylaws, and who have practiced naturopathic medicine as their primary source of livelihood for a period of five or more years.

Associate members shall have a voice in the meetings and business of the Association; Associate members are not eligible to vote on Association matters, nor to hold Association office; Associate members are not eligible to be elected by their Association's membership as State Association delegates to the AANP house of delegates.

Supporting Membership

Supporting members shall consist of non - health professionals, businesses, and organizations who believe in the principles of naturopathic medicine, and who wish to forward the interest of the profession in the State of Colorado .

Honorary Membership

Honorary members shall consist of persons who have been elected to such membership by a vote of the Association. They shall be under no financial obligation to the Association, nor shall they have voice or vote in the business of the Association except by permission granted by the Association President.  

Student/New Graduate Membership

Student/New Graduate members shall be enrolled at/alumni of a college whose graduates are eligible for Regular membership. They shall be eligible for reduced or waived membership fees – they shall have voice and vote in the business of the Association as granted by permission of the Association President.

Membership Dues

The application shall be accompanied by the full amount of dues for a year's membership, such dues to be prorated on a monthly basis, after the first quarter, for the remainder of the fiscal year and balance of the payment to apply as part payment on dues for the succeeding year. This shall not apply to a person making application for a renewal of membership within the same fiscal year in which s/he was dropped from membership for nonpayment of dues.

The annual dues shall be payable in advance on or before the first day of the fiscal year. The Association officers may provide for payments in quarterly or other periodic installments. Extra dues payments not to exceed 15% of the amount otherwise due may be assessed for payment in installments or for payments received more than 90 days after they are due.

A member whose dues shall remain unpaid for 6 months from the due date of payment in full or of any arranged installment shall be automatically suspended from membership. Such member may be reinstated upon payment of all unpaid dues and assessments.

No dues shall be refunded if a membership is terminated for cause or because of resignation

Payments may be split, with the second check being postdated for November 15th (A $5.00 administrative fee will be added). Annual dues are required by June 15th.