SCMA, Inc. Membership

Classes of Membership:

• General Members:  Any licensed Funeral Director or Mortician who is a member in good standing and whose dues and assessments have been paid to the SCMA, Inc., which would includes the NFD&MA and District;
• Members-at-Large:  Where no District exists, licensed Funeral Directors and Morticians may become Members-at-Large by making written application and paying the required dues and assessment;
• State Life Members:  Any General Member or Member-at-Large who has given twenty-five (25) years or more of continuous service to the State Association may become a Life Member of the Association.  Life Members pay dues and assessments as prescribed by the Association, as do all members, except that the State Association may waive dues in a particular case upon the showing of an inability to pay;
• Student/Apprentice Associate Members:  Any student enrolled in a qualified school or program of embalming or any apprentice funeral director or embalmer shall apply with the Association for membership. 

Criteria

• Membership dues are $550.00 annually, plus the amount of the respective district
• Must be a licensed Funeral Service Professional (Funeral Director, Embalmer, Apprentice)

Benefits

• Continuing Education Programs (CEU)
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Professional Affiliation
• Member of NFD&MA and all benefits associated therewith