ARTICLE 1: NAME AND ASSOCIATION 

The name of this not-for-profit corporation is the New Mexico Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Inc. hereinafter referred to as the Association.

The Board of Directors of the Association may designate the principal office of the Association in the State of New Mexico and such other offices as the business of the Association may require from time to time.

The Association is the officially recognized affiliate of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in the State of New Mexico as mandated by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists on September 26, 1980.