What is a PMA?
Private Membership Associations
A Private Membership Association (PMA) is a group of women and men who collectively assert their rights to determine what products, procedures, or services they will use to maintain their health (body, mind, and spirit).
Quick Facts About PMAs
PMAs are legal and pay taxes.
PMAs have a long history and a unique standing in law.
PMA rights are covered by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
PMAs are generally not vulnerable to most local, state, and federal Public Laws.
Autonomy of a PMA
The primary benefit of membership in a PMA is the general immunity in relation to Public Laws, Regulations, and the Internal Rules of local, state, and federal administrative agencies (including, but not limited to, the FDA) that protect public health.
This immunity is not absolute. The only exception is that neither a PMA nor its members can do anything that creates a "clear and present danger that they will bring about substantial evils that Congress has a right to protect."
Examples of PMAs
Boy and Girl Scouts of America
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Local and State Bar Associations
Why are you asking me to become a member of the Natural Bodies PMA?
Membership provides us protection under the first and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. Under these amendments, we have the right to conduct business in private.
Public vs. Private
Public- Regular medical labs, insurance companies, hospitals, most doctors, and most health providers are doing business in the "public" sector. Federal, State, County, and Local governments will regulate what these Public entities can do and how they do it. Under HIPPA regulations, these governmental agencies will have full access to all of your health information collected by these Public entities. Public health practitioners are required to follow the government's guidelines for patient care. If public health practitioners do not follow governmental guidelines, they are subject to penalties, fines, and the possibility of losing their licenses.
Private - Private health practitioners are legally removing themselves and their clients from the public sector. In the private sector, we (the health practitioners and clients) are not subject to Federal, State, County, and Local government regulations. We have the freedom to choose and decide for ourselves the types of products, services, and protocols that we think are best for our health and wellness. None of your health information will be provided to the government or other third parties (unless requested by the client).
Are the services provided by Natural Bodies PMA covered by insurance?
No, the services provided by the health practitioners of the Natural Bodies PMA are not covered by your health insurance. Allopathic medicine has a monopoly in health care. Only Allopathic health services, pharmaceutical drugs, and a few complementary health services are covered by insurance.
Can anyone become a member of the Natural Bodies PMA?
Almost anyone can become a member of the Natural Bodies PMA.
- Individuals 18 years of age or older can sign for themselves.
- Individuals younger than 18 years of age or under the care of a parent or guardian will need the parent or guardian to sign for them.
- A separate membership agreement is needed for each individual regardless of age.
Please review the PMA contract for more information.