Professional membership
MEMBERSHIP FEES
$380
YEARLY
Recent graduates pay a reduced membership fee in their first and second year of professional membership.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
CORE AHA RESOURCES:
- Discounts on AHA seminars and conferences
- Discounts on AHA webinars and online courses
- AHA’s journal Similia
- AHA’s quarterly newsletters
- AHA news bulletins
- Online access to past editions of Similia and newsletters
- Professional membership certificate
- Voting privileges on branch committees, at AGMs and in member ballots
- Eligibility to join the AHA’s National Council
PRACTICE RESOURCES:
- Professional member website login providing access to disclaimers and forms needed in your practice
- Yearly TGA certificate of exemption
- Free clinic listing(s) on the AHA website
- Graduate support program
- Online guidelines on the legal framework around practice
- Online advice on clinic management
- Online resources to assist in marketing your practice
- Free access to AHA’s privacy and confidentiality brochure to hand out to clients
- Discounted access to a variety of resources including client brochures
- Digital membership badge to use on your website and/or stationery
- Use of the AHA logo on business cards and stationery
CONDITIONS
- Completion of an accredited homeopathic course
- Current professional indemnity insurance and current first aid certificate, as required by the National Code of Conduct for Unregistered Health Practitioners
Alternatively:
- Current registration with ARoH at tier 1 or 2
To apply you will need to provide scanned copies of the following documents:
- Homeopathic qualification
- One passport photograph endorsed by a professional AHA member or a certifying officer or a scanned copy of your drivers license or passport
- Insurance certificate
- First aid certificate
- Unless you are newly graduated, an AHA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Annual Record showing 20 hours of completed development in the past 12 months
If you are currently registered with ARoH (3), (4) and (5) are not required. Instead, submit your ARoH registration certificate.
HOW TO APPLY TO JOIN NOW
- Download the application form and complete all details
- Collect the required supporting documents listed above
- Scan the application form and supporting documents
- Email the completed application form, together with supporting documentation and your payment, to info@homeopathyoz.org
- Once your application has been approved by AHA National Council we will notify you
- Your membership certificate and welcome pack will be sent via post
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PREPAY FOR NEXT YEAR?
You can opt to pre-pay your membership fee via monthly instalments, so that when your membership renewal is due in June your membership is fully paid up. You must pay your first year of membership up front, and you can opt to pay in instalments thereafter. To join, complete the pre payment form below and submit with your application.
FAQ
You can pay with credit card (just add the details of your card on page two of the application form).
Alternatively, you can pay via funds transfer from your bank. Please contact info@homeopathyoz.org for bank details.
You can also opt to pre-pay your membership fee via monthly instalments. You must pay your first year of membership up front, and you can opt to pay in instalments thereafter. To join, complete the separate form Membership fee for prepayment request and submit it with your membership application.
A TGA certificate is often required to purchase homeopathic medicines from Australian suppliers.
It exempts practitioners from the TGA's advertising rules when prescribing and supplying medicines within the context of a consultation. Over-the-counter sales of medicines are subject to the TGA's advertising rules.
It is renewed yearly. Once you have paid your membership renewal you can access your new TGA certificate.
Professional members receive the most significant discount on all AHA events.
This includes webinars, seminars, conferences, and the purchase of webinar recordings or courses.
As an example, a two hour webinar is generally $60 for a non-AHA member, $45 for a general member, and $30 for a professional member.
Your membership certificate will be mailed to you after your application is approved.
It is yours to keep and display during your time as an AHA member, but must be returned if your membership ceases.
Yes! Please get in touch with National Office to determine the fee payable after deducting fees already paid. Email info@homeopathyoz.org.
Conditions apply.
Congratulations on graduating!
Simply gather your documentation and complete your application as explained above under How to apply to join now.
After submitting your application AHA National Office will check over your application to ensure it is complete.
It will then be submitted to AHA National Council for approval.
You will be notified by email when your application has been approved. Please allow two weeks.
The graduate support program assists graduating students to transition into practice.
The program offers new graduates who become professional members a year of individual monthly mentoring in their first year of practice.