1) Membership Criteria and Dues:
Membership will be open to any and all organizations that process HIPAA mandated transactions, are considered a clearinghouse under HIPAA regulations, that adopt the charter and that have at least one direct participating payer connection to make available to the membership, at no cost.
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A member company representative to the Cooperative Exchange must be a member of executive management of the member company.
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That pay the annual dues as set by the Cooperative Exchange.

 

2) Association Purpose:
The primary goal of Cooperative Exchange is to achieve improved and more efficient connectivity for electronic healthcare transactions.
To address regulatory and compliance issues pertaining to the industry.
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To allow for the exchange of information among the members relating to developments in the industry through an organization.
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To be the recognized resource and representative of the clearinghouse industry for the media, governmental bodies and other outside interested parties.

 

3) Gateway Agreements:

Cooperative Exchange members are encouraged to leverage the combined direct connections of the membership through the establishment and maintenance of gateway agreements among members.
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The terms of any gateway agreements, current or future, are to be negotiated solely between the two connecting members, and, in order to maximize the ability of the collaboration to compete in the marketplace, it is suggested that the parties provide for open access to all direct connections.
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4) Direct Participating Payer Lists:
All members agree to share immediately their direct payer lists for HIPAA transactions identified above, in the agreed upon format for the purpose of increased interoperability in the industry.

 

5) Compliance with Antitrust:
All transactions shall be negotiated and carried out in strict conformity with Federal and any applicable State antitrust laws. Members will not use the CE as a forum to exchange competitively sensitive information. If any member has any question or concern regarding whether a proposed transaction is within the requirements of these laws, the member’s counsel or counsel for the membership should be consulted.

 
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