Membership Info

IPHCA Membership Categories

There are 7 classes of membership in the Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA), as described below.  In order to qualify as a Primary Care Provider member (categories A – C, below), the organization must:

• Systematically require meaningful input from the community of patients it serves on all significant medical services delivery issues;
• Charge for services according to a sliding fee schedule based on Federal Poverty Guidelines;
• Provide primary care health services for all patient life cycles; and
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving as a "safety net" medical provider for its community.

Specific membership categories are as follows:

• CONSUMER GOVERNED PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER:  Any not-for-profit or tax exempt organization committed to the mission of IPHCA (as stated in the Articles of Incorporation) and:
  • Actively engaged in providing primary health care;
  • Governed by a Board of Directors comprising more than 50% consumer / community membership; and
  • Providing services to medically under-served persons on a sliding or reduced fee scale.
    
    
• STATE-FUNDED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER:  Community Health Centers governed by a Board of Directors comprising less than 50% consumers and receiving operational funding through monies designated for Community Health Centers by the State of Indiana.
  
  
• ASSOCIATE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER:  Any not-for-profit or tax exempt organization committed to the purposes of IPHCA and offering primary health care services to medically under-served persons on a sliding or reduced fee schedule.
  
  
• AFFILIATE:  Any not-for-profit or tax exempt organization conducting business on behalf of improved access to primary health care services for Indiana residents, but that does not itself provide such services.
  
  
• STUDENT / RESIDENT:  Anyone in a health care trainee status who supports IPHCA's mission.
  
  
• INDIVIDUAL MEMBER:   Any other person supporting the mission of IPHCA, except:
• An employee / Board member / contractor of an organization eligible for any Primary Care Provider membership category (as noted above) that is not an IPHCA organizational member; or
• An employee of an IPHCA funding / granting agent or contractor. 
  
  Individual members may serve on any committee or be elected to the Board.
  
  
• CORPORATE PARTNER:
  • Any for-profit vendor or potential vendor of a Community Health Center or other "safety net" primary care provider; and
  • Any other company, organization, or independent business person supporting IPHCA's mission, whose business or organizational interests do not conflict (either in practice or in appearance) with IPHCA's philosophy, culture, image, funding agency requirements, or purpose of improving health and fostering the provision of high quality primary health care services in Indiana.