Notice of Financial Year Change and Increase in Membership Fees 2026

Aug 30

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Dear Members,

Notice is hereby given that, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Jamaica Physiotherapy Association held on September 14, 2025, members present passed and adopted a motion to change the Association's financial year. The motion was carried and accepted by the membership.

Effective December 31, 2026, the JPA financial year will change from the current cycle of September 1 to August 31, to a calendar-year cycle running from January 1 to December 31 each year.

Transition Period

To move the Association onto the new cycle, the financial year currently in progress (which began September 1, 2026) will be shortened and will run for four months, from September 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Thereafter, JPA's financial year will run from January 1 to December 31 annually, commencing January 1, 2027.

Summary

	Previous Cycle	New Cycle
Financial Year	September 1 - August 31	January 1 - December 31
Transition Period	---	Sept 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (4 months)
New Cycle Begins	---	January 1, 2027

Members are asked to take note of this change, as it will affect the timing of future Annual General Meetings, the presentation of audited financial statements, and other financial-year-related reporting and deadlines. Further guidance on any resulting adjustments to the Association's calendar will be communicated in due course.

Increase in Membership Fees

Members are further advised that, at the same AGM held on September 14, 2025, members present also voted to approve an increase in JPA membership fees. The updated fee schedule is set out below.

Category	Tier 1 — Dues Only	Tier 2 — Dues + CPSM Submission
Physiotherapist	JM $12,000	JM $15,750
Intern	JM $6,000	JM $9,000
Student	JM $5,250	---
Overseas Member	US $90	US $120

Note: "CPSM" refers to submission to the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine, the statutory body with which physiotherapists must separately register to practice legally in Jamaica.

Effective Date for New Fees

In keeping with the transition to the new financial year, members will not be required to pay the new membership fees for the transition period of September 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Current fee rates remain in effect through December 31, 2026. The new fee schedule above takes effect January 1, 2027, coinciding with the start of the new financial year.

Thank you for your continued membership and support of the Association.

Sincerely,

Secretariat