(A New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation)
ARTICLE ONE: NAME
ARTICLE TWO: DURATION
The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE THREE: PURPOSE
Silver Moon Health Services is a nonprofit corporation, co-operatively owned and managed by its membership. Together with its Professional Staff, the corporation provides health care services to the public, and may pursue any other legal activity. Services are provided without consideration for the recipient's race, gender, religious or philosophical belief, national origin or citizenship, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability or disease, physical appearance, or ability to pay.
ARTICLE FOUR: GOVERNANCE
The Articles of Incorporation may only be altered by a properly introduced proposal in accordance with the rules set out in the Corporate Bylaws, that has been adopted by the membership as a whole at a regular or special meeting of the membership.
All regular, special, or emergency meetings of the Board of Directors, the Professional Staff, the membership as a whole, or any committee thereof shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of Formal Consensus Process (developed and published by C.T. Butler). Minor details of this decision making process may be modified by the Corporate Bylaws for the express purpose of the efficient, cooperative, and peaceful conduct of the business of the corporation.
The Board of Directors shall enact Corporate Bylaws, which shall provide direction for the governance of the corporation. The membership may introduce a proposal to add to or modify the Bylaws at any regular or special meeting of the membership, so long as the proposal is properly introduced in accordance with the rules set out in the Corporate Bylaws. This proposal must be jointly adopted by the membership and the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall direct the Professional Staff to enact Professional Staff Bylaws, which shall govern the organization of the Professional Staff, its membership, and the provision of services provided to the public by it. The Professional Staff shall be ultimately responsible for health care decisions.
The membership shall hold an Annual General Meeting between Mabon and Samhain of each year, at which time the Board of Directors and the Professional Staff shall report to the membership on all activities of the past year, on the current and projected financial status of the corporation, and on any strategic and service planning. This report shall include a review of all pertinent records of the corporation.
On dissolution, all remaining assets should be divided equally between the Children's Hospital of New Mexico and Healthcare for the Homeless.
ARTICLE FIVE: REGISTERED AGENT
The name of the corporation's initial registered agent and registered office street address, city and ZIP Code in New Mexico are:
| NAME | ADDRESS |
| Scott Chisholm Lamont, RN | 1724 Coe Road SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105 |
ARTICLE SIX: DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the governance of the business affairs of the corporation, for ensuring that the corporation gathers and maintains the resources necessary to carry out its purpose, and for the general financial well- being of the corporation. It shall meet at least twice per year.
The number of directors shall be no less than five (5) and no more than nine (9), including:
a) a member selected by the Professional Staff to represent it
b) three individuals appointed to represent sponsoring or supporting Earth-based spirituality religious organizations
c) a member of the general public to represent the interests of the health care consumer.
The method of selection and appointment for directors, terms of office, and related regulations for the Board of Directors will be detailed in the Corporate Bylaws.
The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors is five (5), and the names and addresses of the persons who have consented to serve as the initial directors are:
| NAME | REPRESENTING |
| Scott Chisholm Lamont, RN. | The Professional Staff |
| Timothy D. Lord, RN | Our Lady of the Woods (OLW) |
| Jennifer Gail Reid | Children's Astral Sanctuary of Healing Earth Wisdom (CASHEW) |
| Bridget Boyd | Covenant of the Goddess - Chamisa Local Council |
| Kristin Madden | The general public as a consumer of health care. |
ARTICLE SEVEN: INCORPORATORS
The name of each incorporator:
Scott Chisholm Lamont, RN
Timothy D. Lord, RN.
DATED AND SIGNED THIS 16TH DAY OF MAY, 2001.
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