MEMBERSHIP TYPES

CERTIFIED

A Certified Member is a CSA (Certified Surgical Assistant) who successfully completes and passes the NCCSA certification examination and is in good standing with the NSAA.

AFFILIATE

An Affiliate Member is any person who holds a surgical assistant credential other than CSA, medical organizations, medical businesses, and is in good standing with the NSAA.

STUDENT

A Student Member is an individual who is currently studying and enrolled in a CAAHEP Accredited Surgical Assistant Educational Program to become a CSA and is in good standing with the NSAA.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

CERTIFIED

$275

per year

  • Members Only Access
  • CEU Tracking
  • Conference Discounts
  • Leadership Opportunities
  • Online Payments
  • Access to Job Postings
  • Annual Dues Discounts
  • Have Voice and Vote

AFFILIATE

$200

per year

  • Members Only Access
  • CEU Tracking
  • Conference Discounts
  • Online Payments
  • Access to Job Postings
  • Have Voice but No Vote

STUDENT

$25

one time payment

  • Members Only Access
  • Conference Discounts
  • Access to Job Postings

 

Lobbying Percentage NSAA

For 2025, the percentage of non-deductible dues pertaining to tax return is 10%. This non-deductible percentage represents the amount that cannot be claimed as a business expense by National Surgical Assistant Association members on 2025 tax returns.

Listed below are the considerations the NSAA uses to calculate the percentage of non-deductibility of its members dues for lobbying expenses for the calendar year of 2025:
  • Direct Lobbyist Invoice  7%
  • Executive Management (Lobbying activity of staff) 3%
  • Total area & percentage attributable to lobbying 10%
Lobbying funds for the professional division in 2025 were related primarily to communications to educate elected state representatives, senators, and their staffs on issues affecting the profession of surgical assisting.

Dues payment as a business expense for the year 2025 should be limited by the percentage of dues that went towards supporting lobbying activities, and only the remaining portion 2025’s $275 dues can be claimed as an expense on federal tax returns.