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VANA Political Action
VANA President Elect Mark Green recently meet with Sen. Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch and the Legislative Staff for Sen. Leahy. Marks message was for a reversal of Medicare funding cuts for CRNAs and Anesthesiologists and equal funding for CRNA and Anesthesiology resident education. Read Marks full report...
RESOLUTION AS INTRODUCED:  2007-2008 Download this document in MS Word format at www.leg.state.vt.us State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier , Vermont House Resolution H.R. 6 House resolution recognizing National Nurse Anesthetists Week in Vermont Offered by:  Representatives Keenan of St. Albans City, Acinapura of Brandon, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Heath of Westford, Hunt of Essex, Hutchinson of Randolph, Johnson of South Hero, Larson of Burlington, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Shaftsbury and Morley of Barton Whereas, nurse anesthetists were the first professional group to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the oldest recognized group of advanced practice registered nurse specialists, and Whereas, prior to entering this medical field, an individual must complete a graduate-level educational program in a nationally accredited program of nurse anesthesia and pass the national certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA) examination, and Whereas, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, more than 65 percent of all rural hospitals rely on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and Whereas, without these advanced practice nurses, 1,500 health care facilities would be unable to maintain trauma stabilization, surgical, and obstetrical capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long distances for these services, and Whereas, annually, CRNAs working in Vermont, and throughout the United States in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, physician’s offices, and the medical facilities of the military, the United States Veterans’ Administration, and the United States Public Health Service, are the hands-on providers of approximately 65 percent of all anesthetics given to patients, and, in rural communities, the percentage is even higher, and Whereas, in Vermont, CRNAs work with all levels of patients in 10 of the 13 hospitals in which surgical services are provided, and Whereas, the week of January 22, 2007 has been designated as National Nurse Anesthetists Week, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives: That the General Assembly recognizes National Nurse Anesthetists Week in Vermont and the importance of Vermont’s certified registered nurse anesthetists and their role in providing quality health care to the public, and be it further Resolved:  That the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Vermont Association of Nurse Anesthetists. ____________________________              Attested to: Gaye R. Symington - Speaker of the House ____________________________ Donald G. Milne Clerk - House of Representatives Published by: The Vermont General Assembly 115 State Street Montpelier , Vermont www.leg.state.vt.us
Federal Political Director Joan Fox 69 Sterling Ridge Road Stowe, VT 05672 P: 802-253-8771 E: jofox99@aol.com	VANA Government Relations Committee

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