Professional Membership shall be open to persons who are engaged as addiction professionals or helping professionals.

Student Membership shall be open to those individuals currently enrolled in a college/university or state government approved training facility with a minimum of three credit hours in addiction studies and not currently practicing as an addiction professional. Students involved in a full or part-time internship are also eligible for student membership. Student members must not be currently licensed or certified as an addiction professional or practicing as an addiction professional. All student members are required to attest to student status.

Associate Membership: Open to individuals who are working towards qualification, licensure or certification in the addictions profession and have less than five (5) years experience in the field of addiction. This may be used as a counselor-in-training category. Non-clinical professionals who wish to join MNAP (e.g. probation officers, marketing representatives, public health workers, etc.) will also be eligible for membership as Associate members. Benefits of this level of membership are the same as Professional membership. Associate Membership is available to new members or individuals whose MNAP Membership has lapsed for more than 12 months.