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MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

Individuals eligible for active membership in the Organization shall be professional registered nurses who are active in the field of Nursing Service administration in hospitals or health care institutions/agencies. Eligible individuals hold management positions with operational responsibility and accountability for patient care management and management of human, fiscal, and material resources. Eligible members may vote in meetings, hold office, nor vote for Executive Board Members of the Organization except as otherwise set forth in these Bylaws. Membership eligibility will be extended to former members licensed in South Dakota and interested in maintaining membership or rejoining SDONE but present role does not meet eligibility criteria.

Further, candidates for membership must be currently licensed in the state of South Dakota with the exception of federal government employees who are required to be licensed in only one state.