Charter Member Agreement
PURPOSE
The
purpose of MECH is to provide a comprehensive mechanism to:
The
purpose of the Charter is to make the MECH program available on a National
basis by establishing Charter Organizations within each State that will
actively be involved in certification of the Healthcare Mechanics within each
organization’s jurisdiction.
DEFINITIONS
Charter Member Organization (CMO): A not-for-profit State Healthcare Engineering
Society, a Chapter Healthcare Engineering Society or other Healthcare
Association/Organization within a state that is recognized by the MECH
Certification Committee.
Special Pricing: Special pricing for MECH materials is offered
to the CMO. Please refer to the “Fees
and Pricing Schedule”.
Healthcare Facility: Hospital, Nursing Home, Home for the Aged,
Hospice, or any other type of facility involved in the treatment, care or
housing of patients. All State
Engineering Societies are encouraged to welcome membership from all types of
healthcare facilities.
MECH member: A
Healthcare Mechanic or Healthcare Facilities Manager from an institution
located within the geographic jurisdiction of a recognized CMO. A CMO may include membership in its own
association as a part of membership requirements.
MECH Non-Member: A Healthcare Mechanic or Healthcare Facilities
Manager from an institution located
in a geographic area or State where there is no CMO.
On-Site Certification: A program developed to provide applicant(s) access
to MECH certification and testing. This
program features the identification of a MECH Proctor (Test Administrator)
within a participating healthcare institution who is endorsed by the
institutions administrator through an affidavit process.
Promotional Materials: A compilation of form letters, generic
brochures and associated sales literature intended to make the process of
marketing as easy as possible for the CMO.
Regional Test Administrator: An individual recognized by the CMO as
qualified to administer the Certified Healthcare Mechanic and Senior Certified
Healthcare Mechanic Tests. (This designation is necessary only if the
association conducts regional testing. Most associations use the On Site
Certification process.)
Scholarship Program: A national scholarship trust fund established
through proceeds of the MECH program.
Interested individuals within a Chartered Region will be eligible for
national scholarship competition.
Scholarships will be awarded on a national basis to a limited number of
qualifying students interested in pursuing a higher education degree in
Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture, Construction or Facility
Maintenance with an emphasis on Healthcare.
State MECH Program Manager: An individual authorized by the CMO to act on
its behalf regarding the administration of the MECH program. This individual will be designated as the
liaison with the MECH Office. He/she
will be authorized, either as an individual or through the function of a
committee, to implement, schedule and market the MECH program within the CMO’s
area of jurisdiction.
AGREEMENT
Under the Charter Member Agreement a new
organization will need to fill out an agreement with MECH. This procedure
codifies the agreement, the pricing and how the working arrangements are to be
conducted. The following are pertinent parts of the agreement:
Working Arrangements
The CMO will receive the
MECH Organizational Packet, which includes:
1. Promotional information
including samples of brochures, marketing information and order forms.
(Available online)
2. One complementary copy of
the Structured Interview and Evaluation Tools Manual for reference.
3. One complementary copy of
the Study Guide with Sample Test Questions for reference.
4. One MECH On-Site
Certification kit
5. One each Senior Certified Healthcare
Mechanic and Certified Healthcare Mechanic patch.
All correspondence and
liaison between the Charter Organization and MECH will be conducted through an
identified and sanctioned person within the designated association: The Charter
Organization is required to submit at least three (3) additional names of
members acting as resource people to the State MECH Program Manager.
Fees and Pricing Schedule
All fees and pricing will be
shared with the CMO at the time of the agreement.
On-Site Certification (OSC)
A Charter Member
Organization (CMO) manages it’s own OSC.
The CMO may only implement
On-Site Certification within its regional jurisdiction. If OSC is requested by a facility outside the
CMO’s jurisdiction, the CMO will refer the facility
to MECH.
An individual or institution
within the jurisdiction of the CMO requests OSC and the CMO manages the
program. The OSC institution will pay
the On-Site Charter Member price. The CMO
will be billed the On-Site Charter Organization cost. If the institution or individual requesting
OSC is not a member of the state association, the CMO may charge the Non-Member
price for each test.
The Charter Member Organization will:
·
Download and send the Proctor selection criteria sheet and affidavit form
and keep original on file.
·
Download the Proctor On-Site Guide.
·
Transfer Proctor demographics to MECH.
·
Receive demographic information about the test candidates and the
institution.
·
Transfer the demographic information of each test candidate to MECH, including:
Name, social security number, years of experience, institution name, address and phone number.
·
Send payment for certification tests to MECH.
MECH will:
·
Provide sample of Proctor Guide and associated materials (Available
online).
·
Receive information from the Charter Member Organization.
·
Order the test(s) for the date requested by the CMO.
·
Process the test results and send them directly to the CMO each test
candidate.
·
Provide complete pass/fail test summary to CMO.
Scholarships
Interested individuals from
Chartered Regions are eligible for consideration for a MECH Scholarship. This program is administered by the MECH
Scholarship Committee on a national basis to a limited number of qualifying
Healthcare Mechanics or potential Healthcare Mechanics who wish to purse a
degree in the fields of: Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture,
Construction, or Facilities Maintenance with an emphasis on Healthcare.
Contact MECH
regarding the Charter
Member Agreement