About Membership and Affiliation Dues Renewal

Payment

The best way to submit your payment is through ASHA's online dues renewal system. It's safe and easy, and it's the quickest way to receive your ASHA ID card. Online payers will have their new ASHA card issued within 10 days of payment. Online payments must be made by VISA, MasterCard, or Discover credit cards.

Annual dues/fees payments may be sent to ASHA by postal mail. All renewals submitted by postal mail, including third party payments, must be sent to ASHA with an accompanying dues notice. Payments sent by postal mail may be submitted by check, money order, or credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Discover). Checks and money orders must be made payable to ASHA in U.S. funds only. The correct ASHA account number(s) must also appear on all checks and money orders. Please allow 4–6 weeks for a check payment to be processed. Renewal payments must be sent to the following address:

ASHA
c/o Truist Bank
P.O. Box 79952
Baltimore, MD 21279-0952

Electronic bill payments submitted through your bank must also be sent to the address above. To expedite the processing of your renewal payment, you must provide your bank with your ASHA ID number and the dues notice number printed on the dues notice that you will receive in the mail in October. Please instruct your bank to include your ASHA ID number and the dues notice number on the electronic payment.

Third Party Payment

We are pleased to accept payment from any source on behalf of our members/affiliates. However, we do not accept purchase orders to bill third parties, nor does ASHA bill third parties directly. Members/affiliates may provide their dues notices to third parties for payment on their behalf if the parties agree.

It is the responsibility of ASHA members/affiliates to do the following:

1. Ensure that their dues/fees, when paid by a third party, are received in time to avoid late fees,
2. Make certain that your ASHA ID number is on the check and that the check is made payable to ASHA in U.S. funds, and
3. Make certain that your dues notice is provided to the payer and submitted with the check.

Third party payments should be directed to:
ASHA
c/o Truist Bank
P.O. Box 79952
Baltimore, MD 21279-0952

Written inquiries should be directed to:
ASHA
2200 Research Boulevard, #435
Rockville, MD 20850

Note: ASHA-PAC cannot accept corporate checks.

Notices and Receipts

To obtain a dues/fees notice, go to the Dues Renewal section of our website. A dues/fees notice will appear on the screen; however, the amount due will be omitted when you print it out. Please be sure to complete the amount being paid before mailing. If you do not have Internet access, please contact the Action Center at 800-498-2071 to request a dues/fees notice. Please allow 7 business days for your request to be fulfilled.

To obtain a receipt, go to the Dues Renewal section of our website. If your payment was posted, a receipt will appear on the screen. Select the Printer Friendly Receipt link, which will show your receipt on the screen for you to print. If you do not have Internet access, please contact the Action Center at 800-498-2071 to request a receipt.

Tax Information

Dues payments to ASHA, classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization, are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, they may be deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code subject to restrictions imposed as a result of lobbying activities. In those situations where dues may be deductible, ASHA estimates that the nondeductible portion of your 2023 dues is 4%. The nondeductible amount (4%) is calculated by dividing total ASHA lobbying expenditures by total dues income (excluding all other income). If you have further questions, we recommend that you consult with your tax advisor.

Code Sheets

The code sheet used for ASHA and NSSLHA dues/fees notices is included in the envelope containing the dues notice mailed to members/affiliates in October. You may also download and print the NSSLHA code sheet [PDF].

Refunds

Members/affiliates who desire to cancel their paid dues/fees are advised to call ASHA's Action Center at 800-498-2071. If two payments were mistakenly made for annual dues/fees, ASHA will issue a refund based on the method of payment used for the second payment received. For example, if the first payment was by check and the second payment was by credit card, the refund is made to the credit card and vice versa. Please allow 4 weeks for a check refund to be issued and 3–5 business days for a credit to be issued to your credit card. It may take up to an additional 3–5 business days for the credit to appear on your credit card account.

If an overpayment is made by check, ASHA will automatically issue a refund 4 weeks after the payment was deposited. This is to ensure that checks are not recharged to our bank after the refund occurs. When overpayment have been made by credit card, refunds are credited to the same credit card account that was charged within 3–5 business days. It may take up to an additional 3 business days for the credit to appear on your credit card account.

When resigning ASHA membership and/or certification, refunds are not permitted after January 1 for the year in which the fees apply. When changing membership categories from Member to Life Member* or Graduate Student member,* a refund for the difference in dues/fees will be issued until April 1 for the year in which the fees apply.

*These membership categories have eligibility requirements.

Applicants for ASHA Certification

Applicants who are deemed ineligible for ASHA certification or who voluntarily withdraw their application for ASHA certification within 1 year of the initial application payment date will receive a refund of the initial application fee, less a $50 nonrefundable processing fee.

The initial application fee will not be refunded according to the following criteria: (a) after the first dues/fees payment has been made or (b) after 1 year or more from the application payment date, whichever comes first.

Applicants who have made a dues/fees renewal payment will receive a refund of only the most recent payment.

Dues/Fees Categories

ASHA offers a variety of membership and affiliation categories with different dues/fees renewal rates. The eligibility requirements of each category can be found on the ASHA Membership Category webpage. The dues/fees rate that you currently qualify for will be reflected on your annual dues/fees renewal notice. If you believe that you are eligible for a different membership or affiliation category, please contact the Action Center at 800-498-2071 (8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET) to inquire about updating your membership or affiliation category.

There also are different late fees associated with different types of ASHA affiliation. Late renewals received from Certified Members, Graduate Student Members, Certificate Holders Only, and Suspended Members will accrue a $52 late fee; late renewals received from Members Without Certification, Life Members, and International Affiliates will accrue a $26 late fee.

Certification/Professional Development

You do not have to be a member of ASHA to be certified. However, to maintain your Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCCs), your certification fee of $199 must be paid annually. Certified nonmembers must also comply with the Certification Maintenance standard that requires completion of 30 contact hours of professional development during each 3-year maintenance interval.

Annual ASHA dues does not include the Continuing Education (CE) Registry fee. There is an additional fee to use the ASHA CE Registry, which can be found on your dues/fees notice, identified as a Voluntary Program, directly below the annual ASHA dues/fees amount. The annual CE Registry fee for ASHA/NSSLHA members is $28, and $38 for certificate holders and nonmembers who qualify to earn ASHA CEUs.

All certificate holders are required to accumulate 30 certification maintenance hours every 3 years to maintain the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence. The guidelines for maintaining certification are available on the ASHA website. Members who do not hold certification are not subject to the professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

If you have additional questions, contact the Action Center at 800-498-2071 or send and e-mail inquiry to cccmaintenance@asha.org.

Non-Payment of Dues/Fees and ASHA Certification

If you were an ASHA certified member or certificate holder in 2022, and you have not paid your 2023 dues or fees by August 31, 2023, you must reinstate should you decide to re-affiliate.

As of April 1, 2023, certification status will change to "not current" for certificate holders who have not met deadlines for reporting continuing education hours or paying annual dues or fees. This designation helps the public identify certificate holders who have not complied with certification maintenance requirements. If your ASHA certification is "not current," you face several restrictions:

• You cannot use the CCC credential.
• Your certification is listed publically as "CCC Not Current" to anyone requesting ASHA certification verification.
• You cannot serve as a clinical supervisor for students earning clinical hours for ASHA certification.
• You cannot serve as a mentor to clinical fellows applying for ASHA certification.

Please consult the reinstatement for audiology or reinstatement for speech-language pathology pages for more information. You may also contact the Action Center (via actioncenter@asha.org or 800-498-2071) for more information on reinstatement procedures and fees.

NSSLHA Members

NSSLHA members can renew their dues online. However, NSSLHA members who have graduated from a master's or doctoral program should not renew their national membership unless they are going to continue their academic studies. Graduates should apply for ASHA membership and certification. If you have questions about renewing your national membership contact the Action Center at 800-498-2071.

Member and Affiliate Benefit Publications

In addition to The ASHA Leader, members have access to all four ASHA scholarly journals—including the complete archive back to 1936—online, with full-text access available through the ASHA website. If you have not yet registered with the ASHA website, please do so. You will need your ASHA ID number to register, and your login will then be the e-mail address and password you use during the registration process. Once registered on the ASHA website, you will have immediate access to the online journals.

ASHA members and affiliates will continue to receive The ASHA Leader in print format, with online access to selected articles and features from each Leader issue.

Special Interest Groups

ASHA Members, Associates, International Affiliates, and NSSLHA Members are eligible to join one or more of 20 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The calendar year fees for each SIG are $45 for ASHA Members, Associates and International Affiliates, and $10 for ASHA Members who are full or part-time graduate students, as well as for NSSLHA Members.

To renew your SIG affiliation(s) or to add additional SIG(s), indicate your selection(s) on the dues renewal notice and include the appropriate amount in your annual dues/fees payment. Or join a SIG online at any time.

SIG affiliates may request a refund on or before February 15 of the calendar year in which the program occurs. Read the complete SIG refund policy. Contact SIGs@asha.org with any questions.

Voluntary Contributions

ASHA Political Action Committee (ASHA-PAC)

ASHA-PAC cannot accept corporate contributions, only personal checks made payable to ASHA-PAC, or payment with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card. If a corporate contribution is received by ASHA, even on behalf of a member, the contribution will be refunded to the corporation. The only lawful exception is a check or Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card payment received from the private practice of an ASHA member who is contributing to the PAC on behalf of him or herself. To find out more information, you may send an e-mail to PAC@asha.org.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation)

ASHA members and affiliates can donate to the ASHFoundation when they pay their dues. Please update the amount indicated on the dues notice to reflect your gift. ASHFoundation and ASHA-PAC contributions are voluntary. The amount is a suggested amount. You can give more or less than the indicated amount.

To learn more about the ASHFoundation and its work or details about your contribution, call 301-296-8704 or go to the ASHFoundation website.