As a professional Naturopath, how will you benefit from joining the CMA?
- Is some cases the membership fees can be as little as half what practitioners pay to other associations.
- The CMA takes care of arranging provider registration for practitioners in order to afford health fund benefits to their appropriately insured patients.
- The CMA has access to professional indemnity insurance for practitioners, at extremely competitive rates.
- Members of the CMA receive exemptions from the advertising restrictions as enacted by the TGA.
- Full and provisional members have the right to vote and hence have a direct input in the decisions of the CMA.
- Continual support is available to all Naturopaths in the form of professional advice and technical information which is maintained by the Association.
- Where appropriate, the CMA will mediate in instances of patient complaint or dispute.
- By being a member of the CMA you not only benefit from the experience and knowledge of colleagues, you also have the opportunity to give input to the Association on how YOU feel about issues which arise. To achieve this CMA has a regular newsletter to which members are encouraged to contribute. The newsletter and web site provide a communication link and a vital means of keeping abreast of the latest research and developments in the health field.
- In professional health care there is always the very real danger of becoming too specialised, too narrow in our approach, the CMA gives health professionals the opportunity to interact with others working in allied areas and thus broaden their perspectives.
- Historically, as complementary health care practitioners we have needed to safeguard our interests politically for both ourselves and our patients. Government actions have shown the need for political lobbying as a united group of professionals and the CMA has been and will continue to be, very active in this area.
