Protecting and advancing CRNA practice in California.
CANA's advocacy team represents California's nurse anesthetists in the Capitol, with state agencies, and inside the institutions that govern our scope. We defend the opt-out, protect CRNA practice authority, and make sure our voice is in every room where anesthesia policy is written.
Practice questions, authoritatively answered.
CANA maintains a living reference for the questions California CRNAs actually ask — scope, supervision, authority, billing, and the standardized-procedure framework. Searchable, sourced, and kept current by the Practice Committee.
Policy changes when CRNAs show up.
Grassroots is how CRNAs make sure the people making decisions about our practice have heard from the people doing the work.
Advocacy News & Updates
CANA Welcomes Federal Action Restoring Higher Student Loan Limits for Advanced Nursing Students
Today, Kristen Roman, DNAP, CRNA, President of the California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (CANA), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s interim guidance recognizing eligible graduate nursing programs as professional degree programs for federal student loan purposes:
Read MoreCalifornia Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Responds to Preliminary Injunction Protecting Advanced Nursing Education
Today, Kristen Roman, DNAP, CRNA, President of the California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (CANA), issued the following statement in response to the June 24, 2026, court order temporarily blocking the U.S. Education Department’s rule, which was set to go into effect on July 1:
Read MoreCANA Responds to California Attorney General Bonta and Multistate Coalition for Defending Student Loan Pathways for Nurses
Today, Kristen Roman, DNAP, CRNA, President of the California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (CANA), issued the following statement responding to the lawsuit filed May 19, 2026 by a coalition of 24 attorneys general, including Attorney General Bonta, and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania:
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