Membership Eligibility
Not just anyone can open an account or get a loan from Associated Healthcare Credit Union. As a not-for-profit financial institution, we have a membership charter.
Do You Qualify for Membership?
Most healthcare professionals and college/university staff and students in Minnesota qualify for membership in AHCU, as do their family members.
Please check out our table below for more information and let us know if you have any questions. We would love to welcome you as a new member when you open your first account!
Select Employer Groups (SEGs)
- Allina Health
- Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Medica
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- HealthEast
- Associated Healthcare Credit Union
* Eligible family members include spouses and blood or adopted relatives of SEG employees, and members of their immediate families and households.
Colleges & Universities in Select Counties
Students, employees, faculty, staff, and alumni – and their families – who attended a college or university in the following counties:
- Aitkin
- Anoka
- Benton
- Blue Earth
- Brown
- Carver
- Chisago
- Dakota
- Dodge
- Goodhue
- Hennepin
- Isanti
- Kanabec
- Kandiyohi
- Le Sueur
- McLeod
- Meeker
- Mille Lacs
- Morrison
- Nicollet
- Pine
- Ramsey
- Renville
- Rice
- Scott
- Sherburne
- Sibley
- Stearns
- Steele
- Todd
- Waseca
- Washington
- Wright
Healthcare Workers in Select Counties
Healthcare employees, professionals, and their families, independent contractors, students whose field of study is within the medical field and/or healthcare industry, or self employed persons who work regularly in the healthcare industry in the following counties:
- Aitkin
- Anoka
- Benton
- Blue Earth
- Brown
- Carver
- Chisago
- Dakota
- Dodge
- Goodhue
- Hennepin
- Isanti
- Kanabec
- Kandiyohi
- Le Sueur
- McLeod
- Meeker
- Mille Lacs
- Morrison
- Nicollet
- Pine
- Ramsey
- Renville
- Rice
- Scott
- Sherburne
- Sibley
- Stearns
- Steele
- Todd
- Waseca
- Washington
- Wright
Medical Service Organizations
AHCU’s charter covers employees of healthcare and medical industries in the counties specified above. Covered organizations provide the following services or products:
- Assisted living facilities that provide healthcare services
- Birthing centers
- Blood, organ and tissue banks
- Emergency medical care
- Healthcare administrative services
- Health clinics
- Health maintenance organizations (HMO)
- Home health care
- Hospices
- Hospitals
- Insurers
- Medical and diagnostic labs
- Medical equipment and devices
- Medical technology
- Medical transportation services
- Mental health care
- Nursing homes
- Nursing services
- Nutrition services
- Offices of chiropractors, dentists, licensed therapists, optometrists, physicians, podiatrists, psychologists
- Pain centers
- Paramedic services
- Pharmacy services
- Rehabilitation centers providing medical treatment or licensed psychological or physical therapy
- Complementary Therapy (Acupuncture, holistic medicine, alternative healing therapies)
Once a Member, Always a Member!
Once you open an account at AHCU, you and your family are eligible to remain at the Credit Union for the rest of your life.
Eligible family members include spouses and blood or adopted relatives, as well as members of their immediate families and households.
Questions?
We’re here to help! If you have any questions about whether you can join AHCU, don’t hesitate to reach out. Give us a call, or visit your nearest branch for personalized assistance.
