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 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:
Read MoreCANA Responds to California Attorney General Bonta and Multistate Coalition for Defending Student Loan Pathways for Nurses
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – 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: “We thank Attorney General Bonta for recognizing the…
Read MoreCANA Hosts Successful Lobby Day 2026
View photos from the event Thank you to the 120+ CANA members who joined us in Sacramento on March 10 for Lobby Day. Together, we met with more than 60 legislators to advocate for the vital work of nurse anesthetists.
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