Members of IHTSDO

IHTSDO’s nine Charter Members established the Association in 2007. They have now issued active Affiliate licenses to more than 5,000 individuals and organizations. You can get more information about the current Member Countries on their respective home pages on the left side of this page, where the Members' updates from the Activity Report 2007 also are presented.

Members of IHTSDO can be either an agency of a national government or other bodies (such as corporations or regional government agencies) endorsed by an appropriate national government authority within the country it represents. The IHTSDO welcomes new Members. For more information, please see the Join Us section of the website or contact us to discuss this further.

You can also use SNOMED CT outside of Member countries by obtaining an Affiliate License. An Affiliate may be a vendor of products incorporating SNOMED CT, or may be a user of SNOMED CT.

National Release Centres

Each national member of IHTSDO has a National Release Center (NRC).

The purpose of a National Release Center is to provide a central (and single) point within the member's jurisdiction to:

Interface to the IHTSDO

Interface to other NRCs

Interface to all entities within the member's territory who have an interest in the products or business of the IHTSDO

Manage and control the use of the IHTSDO's assets within the member's territory

Interface to the support organization in line with IHTSDO policies, procedures and regulations. Under normal circumstances there should be no direct contact between entities within a member's territory and the support organization

Have the total responsibility for distribution and support of the Association's Terminology Products within the member's territory and the IHTSDO has no obligation to perform or provide any such distribution or support.

See contact details of the National Release Centres here or on each member's homepage.



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Member Homepages Update from Members 2007	Members of IHTSDO IHTSDO’s nine Charter Members established the Association in 2007. They have now issued active Affiliate licenses to more than 5,000 individuals and organizations. You can get more information about the current Member Countries on their respective home pages on the left side of this page, where the Members' updates from the Activity Report 2007 also are presented. Members of IHTSDO can be either an agency of a national government or other bodies (such as corporations or regional government agencies) endorsed by an appropriate national government authority within the country it represents. The IHTSDO welcomes new Members. For more information, please see the Join Us section of the website or contact us to discuss this further. You can also use SNOMED CT outside of Member countries by obtaining an Affiliate License. An Affiliate may be a vendor of products incorporating SNOMED CT, or may be a user of SNOMED CT. National Release Centres Each national member of IHTSDO has a National Release Center (NRC). The purpose of a National Release Center is to provide a central (and single) point within the member's jurisdiction to: Interface to the IHTSDO Interface to other NRCs Interface to all entities within the member's territory who have an interest in the products or business of the IHTSDO Manage and control the use of the IHTSDO's assets within the member's territory Interface to the support organization in line with IHTSDO policies, procedures and regulations. Under normal circumstances there should be no direct contact between entities within a member's territory and the support organization Have the total responsibility for distribution and support of the Association's Terminology Products within the member's territory and the IHTSDO has no obligation to perform or provide any such distribution or support. See contact details of the National Release Centres here or on each member's homepage.