Member Notification

Center for American Nurses (CAN)

The Center for American Nurses (CAN) is a professional association whose mission is to create a community of nursing organizations that serves individual, non-union nurses by providing programs, tools and policies that address their workplace concerns. CAN was created in 2003 as an independent organization that is an Association Organizational Member of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

The Idaho Nurses Association (INA) joined CAN as one of 37 charter members in March 2004. As a member of INA, you are presumed to be a member of CAN. Under the ANA-CAN Affiliation Agreement, the number of individual CAN members must be established prior to December 31, 2004. According to the agreement, INA members must be given an opportunity to opt out of CAN membership. You are hereby notified of the opportunity to decline CAN membership. To opt out of CAN membership, you must notify INA in writing by November 30, 2004. If you do not notify INA of your desire to opt out by the due date, you will be presumed to be a CAN member and continue to receive the benefits of membership. This action, or lack of action, will make no change in the amount of dues that INA remits to ANA on your behalf.

For more information about CAN, go to www.CenterForAmericanNurses.org.