AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

"Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 7048/S.2070) - opposition VA National Standards of Practice - Issues pertaining to CRNA practice Reimbursement for VA CRNAs Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs

Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (H.R. 5894) - Issues pertaining to funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 24 and FY 25

FAAN Act (H.R. 7266/S. 3770) - Issues pertaining to investments in nursing workforce Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/S. 2815)- Issues pertaining to grant funding Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service (H.R. 2663/S. 1176) - Issues pertaining to OSHA standards for healthcare employers Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (89 FR 4960) Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (88 FR 66728) - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Scope of Practice CRNA Reimbursement Rural Healthcare Extension of CMS waivers beyond public health emergency Nursing Workforce Opioid Epidemic/Opioid-sparing treatments/MATs Provider nondiscrimination

Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 8812/S. 2418) - Issues pertaining to regulatory relief for advanced practice registered nurses. Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) - Issues pertaining to Medicare supervision of CRNAs Medicare Program; Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications - Issues pertaining to Part D coverage of non-opioid treatments Extending/Making permanent certain temporary waivers put in place during the Public Health Emergency Medicare Reimbursement CRNA Scope of Practice Support for the Medicare Advantage Program Rural Healthcare issues Medicare teaching rules Provider nondiscrimination Medicare Local Coverage Determination process CMS National Provider Directory