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 hosts 2026 Rural Healthcare Symposium: Addressing Access, Workforce Sustainability, and Health Equity
During CRNA Week 2026, the California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (CANA) brought together legislators, health care experts, policymakers, and rural health stakeholders to examine one of California’s most pressing health system challenges: access to care in rural California.
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First CRNA Published in American Society of Echocardiography ‘Echo’ Magazine: Dr. Gabot, DNP, CRNA, FAANA
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Gabot, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia faculty member, for being the first CRNA to be published in the American Society of Echocardiography’s ‘Echo’ magazine. His article “The Expanding Role of CRNAs in Perioperative Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: Education, Implementation, and Impact” is linked here. Read Article
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Western Summit for Nurse Anesthesiology Unites Thirteen State Associations and Honors Assemblymember Heath Flora for His Leadership
View the Event Photos (Sacramento, CA)-The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology(CANA) is proud to announce the success of the inaugural Western Summit for Nurse Anesthesiology, hosted by CANA in collaboration with Western AANA State Associations. Held in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 3-5, 2025, the Summit convened nearly 1,000 attendees, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs),…
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